By Orin Thomas
In this 70 minute webcast you’ll learn about several great new features of the Windows Server 2008 operating system. The webcast begins with a comprehensive discussion on the functionality of the new Server Manager console. What Windows Server 2003 administrators will find interesting about this console is how server roles, such as IIS, DHCP and DNS can all be managed without switching between Windows.
Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008
An example shown in the webcast is the tight integration of Active Directory Users and Computers with the Server Manager console. Watching the webcast you really get a good feel for how these new tools work.
The webcast further demonstrates the manageability improvements of Windows Server 2008 by showing how simple it is to locate errors that require further investigation.
The webcast will teach you how to create a custom event viewer view, which is like a persistent event log view, that allows systems administrators to quickly view. This is a very useful systems administration technique and is definitely worth checking out.
The webcast details the RemoteApp process, explaining how this new technology allows the deployment of an application’s screen, without the entire remote desktop window, to a client’s computer. The webcast also details the process of configuring TS-Web Acess, that allows clients to open RemoteApp applications from a shortcut located on a web page.
The webcast also provides a significant amount of detail on creating a Terminal Services Gateway Remote Access Policy. This allows you to limit remote access users to specific terminal services resources on your Windows Server 2008 network. This is presented in an informative way that will allow you to use it on your own network.
This webcast is the start of a series that introduces administrators to the new features of Windows Server 2008. To access this excellent webcast and to learn more about these interesting new Windows Server 2008 features, click on the following link: Prepare Yourself for Windows Server 2008