Microsoft tries to improve each version of Windows Server. Most new versions offer improved reliability, performance, and security. Windows Server 2008 also includes a new version of Internet Information Server (IIS) that’s so different from what you used in the past that you might not even recognize it as the same product. In the new Windows Server 2008 Core Services, this is a Windows without windows. All you get is a command prompt with this version of Windows.
An Overview of Major New Features in Windows Server 2008 Bit Locker drive encryption
Bit Locker, a new feature in Vista, has also made its way into Windows Server 2008. This particular feature has the potential to improve system security immeasurably when it comes to tampering. Because Windows encrypts the entire hard drive, anyone attempting to read the hard drive outside the server won’t get very far. In addition, someone can’t even start the server without the required information because the hard drive encryption keeps the data completely locked (including the Windows boot code) until you provide the required code.
This feature makes a lot more sense on a laptop or other machine that leaves your premises regularly. Someone leaving a laptop sitting in a public location won’t then compromise all that precious data you worked so hard to accumu¬late. However, using BitLocker does mean that you don’t have to worry as much about someone gaining access to company data when you perform an upgrade of the hardware. Even if your assistant forgets to wipe the hard drive, no one can get to the data at the recycling center.
Enhanced Windows Firewall
Microsoft has been working hard to improve the security of Windows. The Windows Firewall in Windows Server 2008 is considerably easier to use than in previous versions of Windows, and it provides additional functionality. One method it’s employing is to make it harder for outsiders to gain entry to the server while making it easier for the network administrator to perform the required configuration. The initial display says it all by providing you with a quick indicator of firewall status , as shown in Bellow
The new firewall makes it easy to detect its current status. Configuring the firewall is considerably easier than in the past.
This feature makes a lot more sense on a laptop or other machine that leaves your premises regularly. Someone leaving a laptop sitting in a public location won’t then compromise all that precious data you worked so hard to accumu¬late. However, using BitLocker does mean that you don’t have to worry as much about someone gaining access to company data when you perform an upgrade of the hardware. Even if your assistant forgets to wipe the hard drive, no one can get to the data at the recycling center.
Enhanced Windows Firewall
Microsoft has been working hard to improve the security of Windows. The Windows Firewall in Windows Server 2008 is considerably easier to use than in previous versions of Windows, and it provides additional functionality. One method it’s employing is to make it harder for outsiders to gain entry to the server while making it easier for the network administrator to perform the required configuration. The initial display says it all by providing you with a quick indicator of firewall status , as shown in Bellow
The new firewall makes it easy to detect its current status. Configuring the firewall is considerably easier than in the past. 
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