Top 10 Reasons to Install Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V virtualization technology

The Windows Server® 2008 operating system helps you increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. New security enhancements, virtualization tools and web resources help save time, reduce costs, and provide a solid foundation on which to build your business.

1. Maximize IT Resources
   Hyper-V technology helps maximize IT resources by consolidating the workloads of underutilized machines into a smaller number of fully utilized computers through virtualization.
2. Increase System Efficiency
   By consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines running on one computer, Hyper-V creates an environment that efficiently runs multiple operating systems in parallel on a single server fully leveraging the power of x64 computing.
3. Reduce IT Costs
   Fewer physical machines can lead to valuable cost savings. Virtualization helps lower overall costs by increasing the utilization of existing hardware and optimizing the network infrastructure. Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V also helps improve overall organizational productivity when users can access server applications quickly and remotely. Virtualization also can reduce utility costs for cooling and server power consumption by reducing the number of servers in the data center.
4. Leverage Existing System Components
   Hyper-V easily plugs into most IT infrastructures allowing companies to leverage existing patching, provisioning, management and support tools and processes.
5. Protect the Network from Unhealthy Computers
   Network Access Protection (NAP) addresses the industry-wide problem of unhealthy computers accessing and compromising an organization’s network. NAP helps ensure that computers connecting to the network meet the corporate policy for “healthy” requirements.
6. Manage the Health of Computers
   Network access protection limits network access for computers not meeting predefined policies. Through remediation services Windows Server 2008 helps those computers get healthy again by scanning them for operating system patches, anti-virus and anti-spyware signatures and any application patches required. It then installs necessary patches and deletes unauthorized signatures before the user is given full access to the network.
7. Enhance System and Network Security
   Windows Server 2008 is the most secure Windows Server ever. With a hardened and highly secure platform, it helps ensure that file systems and registries are better safeguarded from being hacked.
8. Secure Access Control and Information
   Windows Server 2008 helps enable secure access to a network that spans multiple devices. The system provides centralized monitoring and auditing of critical information sharing to help ensure protection of sensitive data.
9. Simplify Remote Connectivity
   Windows Server 2008 allows workers to remotely access a wider array of applications to enhance productivity. Its Terminal Services presentation virtualization feature simplifies remote connectivity by separating where an application is used from where it is run.
10. Keep Critical Intellectual Property Secure
    By removing applications and data from the desktop through presentation virtualization, organizations can help keep critical intellectual property highly secure and radically simplify regulatory compliance