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Microsoft have announced that the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 release will be available ONLY in the x64 version.
- leaving all users of the current release of x86 W2k8 Server (Web and Datacentre editions) with a near-immediate upgrade issue for both hardware and software.

With many of the initial problems of the 64-bit version still not fully been addressed…

• missing driver issues
• no compatibale backup software
• antivirus/anti-malware software not fully converted to 64-bit
• random crashes of W2k8 Hyper-V Virtual Servers

it seems we’re basically forced to migrate and update, or simply stop offering M$-Windows based hosting solutions At least R2 appears to offer some useful and necessary upgrades/fixes …

• Hyper-V improvements – fixed Quick/Live Migration, bringing it up to what we already have with our XEN Enterprise linux systems.
• Completed PowerShell – powerShell best 2 finally brings the Windows Server command prompt upto scratch
• Multi Core Support – ability to assess the amount of processing across systems with multiple cores, and under certain hardware setups, to dedicate work to certain cores, or shut cores down completely – true SMP at last, only 6 years being Unix !

Cheers MickeyMouseSoft – a novelty supplier, of minimal use at best – just what we need in the current climate, you forcing a £150k hardware and software upgrade plan onto us

Tags: 64-bit, Microsoft, Win2k8, Windows 2008

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