What You Can Expect from Windows Server 2008 R2
Craig Brown, Global Knowledge
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Craig A. Brown
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Agenda
Resources
Technical Resources
Enhanced Windows Deployment
Enhanced Print & Document Services
Enhanced PowerShell
Enhanced Hyper-V Support
Enhanced Administrative Support
Enhanced Security
Enhanced Performance and Reliability
Monitoring
Training Impact
Questions?
Resources
IT projects and challenges
Resources and education
Live meetings for IT managers
Special offers
Advisory councils
Learning Solutions
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Enhanced Windows Deployment
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Automated Installation Kit
Course 6418C: Deploying Windows Server 2008
Enhanced Print & Document Services
Print migration enhancements
Printer driver isolation
Print administrator delegation
Print Management snap-in improvements
Location-aware printing
Distributed Scan Server role service
Course 6420B: Fundamentals of Windows Server
2008
Enhanced PowerShell - V2
New cmdlets
Remote management
Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting
Environment (ISE)
Background jobs
Debugger / Events
Transactions
Script internationalization
Course: 10325A Automating Administration with
Windows PowerShell 2.0
Enhanced PowerShell – Cmdlets for
Roles and Features
Active Directory (AD) Cmdlets
AD RMS Cmdlets
AppLocker Cmdlets
BITS Cmdlets
Failover Cluster Cmdlets
Group Policy and Server Manager Cmdlets
Windows Server Migration Tools Cmdlets
Course: 10325A Automating Administration with
Windows PowerShell 2.0
Enhanced Hyper-V Support
Infrastructure
Live migration
Dynamic virtual machine storage
Enhanced processor support
Enhanced networking support
Course 50273: Planning and Designing Microsoft
Virtualization Solutions Training Outline
Enhanced Administrative Support
Group Policy
Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Group
Policy
Group Policy Preferences
Starter Group Policy Objects
Administrative Template Functionality
Course 50255A: Managing, Maintaining, and
Securing Your Networks Through Group Policy
Enhanced Administrative Support
ADAC
Course 6419A: Configuring, Managing and
Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
Enhanced Administrative Support
Djoin.exe
Course 6419A: Configuring, Managing and
Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
Enhanced Administrative Support
AD Best
Practice
Analyzer
Course 6425A: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Windows Server 2008 AD DS
Enhanced Administrative Support
Active Directory Recycle Bin
Delete
Live
Deleted
Undelete or
Authoritative
Restore
Recycled
Deleted
Lifetime
Object
Physically
deleted
Recycled
Lifetime
Object
Enhanced Security
Active Directory® Certificate Services
(AD CS)
Certificate Enrollment Web Service and
Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service
Support for certificate enrollment across
forests
Course 6426B: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 AD
Enhanced Security
Domain Name Services
DNSSEC
DNS Devolution
DNS Cache Locking
Course: * In Development
Enhanced Security
Applocker
Course 50292B: Administering and Maintaining
Windows 7
Enhanced Security
Biometrics
Control Panel
Group Policy
Integrated into UAC
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Security
Service Accounts
Password
Delegation
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Security
Smart Cards
Smart card domain logon by using the
PKINIT protocol
Encrypting drives with BitLocker Drive
Encryption.
Document and e-mail signing.
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Security
User Account Control
Increase the number of tasks that the
standard user can perform that do not
prompt for administrator approval.
Allow a user with administrator privileges to
configure the UAC experience in the Control
Panel.
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Security
Windows Security Auditing
Global Object Access Auditing
"Reason for access" reporting
Advanced audit policy settings
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Performance and Reliability
Monitoring
Windows Resource
Monitor
CPU
Disk
Network
Memory
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Enhanced Performance and Reliability
Monitoring
Reliability
Analysis
Component
Course 6426: Configuring and Troubleshooting
Identity and Access Solutions with Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory
Training
Software Assurance training vouchers
(SATV’s)
No need for additional training budget
Increased employee skill level
Guaranteed pricing
A significant amount are never redeemed!
MCITP: EA /SA become ANSI/ISO/IEC
17024 certified!
During the September 17, 2009, meeting of
ANSI’s Personnel Certification Accreditation
Committee, the new accreditations were granted
to:
Microsoft Corporation (Accreditation Scopes)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise
Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server
Administrator
www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&article
id=2332
Questions?
Craig.Brown@globalknowledge.com