COMPARE WINDOWS SERVER 2008 EDITIONS
Windows Server 2008 comprises five independent and separately sold editions:
▼ Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition A full network server operating
system that is meant for small-to moderate-sized organizations and handles most
server roles and features. It is an upgrade for Windows Server 2003 Standard
Edition and Windows 2000 Server and is available in Server Core and full server
installations for both 32-bit (called "x86" because of its origin with Intel 8086, 386,
and 486 chip sets) and 64-bit ( called "x64" using the AMD chip sets) processors.
■ Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition A full network server operating system
that is meant for larger organizations, especially those involved in e-commerce. In
addition to the features in the Standard Edition, the Enterprise Edition provides
failover clustering and Active Directory Federation Services, as well as improved
scalability and availability. It is an upgrade for Windows server 2003 Enterprise
Edition and Windows 2000 Advanced Server and is available in Server Core and
full server installation options for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors.
■ Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition A full network server operating
system that is meant for the largest organizations, especially those involved
in data warehousing and online transaction processing. It provides all of the
Enterprise Edition capabilities with support for additional processors and
unlimited virtual image use rights. It is an upgrade for Windows Server 2003
Datacenter Edition and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server and is available in
Server Core and full server installation for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors.
■ Windows Web Server 2008 A limited server operating system solely for
hosting web sites and delivering web applications using Internet Information
Services (IIS) for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors.
▲ Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems A limited server operating
system for the Intel Itanium 2 64-bit processor. Only some of the server roles
are available on this platform, but the IIS web server and application delivery
are included.
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