Top 12 Reasons why Vista and Server 2008 are Better Together
Well, at least the top 12 reasons according to Microsoft. I know that many who regularly read this community aren't the biggest fans of Vista, but this list does include some specific cases. Not necessarily that the two products are actually "better" together, but that you need them both in order to realize each of these particular features.
#1 - Maintenance is greatly simplified by the use of a single model for updates and service packs across client and server.#2 - Client computers can monitor for specific events and forward to Windows Server 2008 for centralized monitoring and reporting.
#3 - Network Access Protection features on Windows Server 2008 ensure that Windows Vista clients connecting to the network are compliant with security policies and restricted from accessing network resources if not.
Click past the fold for the remaining 9 reasons...
#4 - Clients can render print jobs locally before sending them to print servers to reduce the load on the server and increase its availability.#5 - Server resources are cached locally so that they are available even if the server is not, with copies automatically updating when the client and server are reconnected.
#6 - Applications or scripts that need to run on both client and server can take advantage of the Transactional File System to reduce the risk of error during file and registry operations and roll back to a known good state in the event of failure or cancellation.
#7 - Policies can be created to ensure greater Quality of Service for certain applications or services that require prioritization of network bandwidth between client and server.
#8 - Windows Vista clients connecting to networks where Windows Server 2008 has been deployed can experience greatly improved communication speeds and reliability.
#9 - Searching Windows Server 2008 servers from a Windows Vista client avails of enhanced indexing and caching technologies on both to provide huge performance gains across the enterprise.
#10 - Native IPv6 support across all client and server services creates a more scalable and reliable network, while the rewritten TCP/IP stack makes network communication much faster and more efficient.
#11 - The new Server Message Block 2.0 protocol provides a number of communication enhancements, including greater performance when connecting to file shares over high-latency links and better security through the use of mutual authentication and message signing.
#12 - Terminal Services on Windows Server 2008 have many improvements, including providing Windows Vista clients with remote access to internal resources through an HTTP gateway and seamless remote applications that run as if on the local desktop.
Funny enough, this came from Mary Jo Foley's blog, who uses it as a jab towards Microsoft. It seems even Microsoft doesn't use the "Better Together" theme any more...
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