Windows Server 2008 Standard is the most robust Windows Server operating
system to date. With built-in, enhanced Web and virtualization capabilities, it
is designed to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server
infrastructure while helping save time and reduce costs. Powerful tools give you
greater control over your servers, and streamline configuration and management
tasks. Plus, enhanced security features work to harden the operating system to
help protect your data and network and provide a solid, highly dependable
foundation for your business. Windows Server Hyper-V, the next-generation
hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best
use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles
as separate virtual machines (VMs) running on a single physical machine. With
Hyper-V you can also efficiently run multiple different operating
systems—Windows, Linux, and others—in parallel, on a single server, and fully
leverage the power of x64 computing. Hyper-V provides a dynamic, reliable, and
scalable virtualization platform combined with a single set of integrated
management tools to manage both physical and virtual resources, enabling you to
create an agile and dynamic data center.