Chapter 2: Usage Scenarios

Overview

Before we jump into the technical stuff, let’s pause and make a business case for deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in your organization. Sure, there’s a marketing element in doing this, and as a techie you’d rather get to the real stuff right away. However, reality for most IT pros means preparing RFPs for bosses, presenting slide decks showing ROI from planned implementations of products, and generally trying to work within the constraints of a meager budget created by pointy-headed executives who can’t seem to understand how cool technology is and why they need it for their business.

So let’s look briefly at how Windows Server 2008 can benefit your enterprise. I’m assuming you already know a few basic things about the new features and enhancements of the platform (otherwise, you wouldn’t be going to TechEd ‘07 and similar events where this book is being distributed), but you might also want to give this chapter a re-read once you’ve finished the rest of the book. This will give you a better idea of what Windows Server 2008 is and what it’s capable of.

Anyway, let’s ask the sixty-four-dollar questions: Who needs Windows Server 2008? And why do I need it?

Oh yeah, I forgot:

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