Getting to Know Windows Server 2008

The Windows Server 2008 family of operating systems includes Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition; and Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition. Each edition has a specific purpose, as described here:

  • Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition. This edition, which directly replaces Windows Server 2003, is designed to provide services and resources to other systems on a network. The operating system has a rich set of features and configuration options. Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition supports two-way and four-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of memory on 32-bit systems and 32 GB on 64-bit systems.

  • Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition. The ...

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