Introducing Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008

Microsoft has issued new versions of two of its key servers, and both have features that should interest the NHS.

The Windows Server series is the IT workhorse of many organisations worldwide. Now there is a new version - Windows Server 2008 – with features to simplify deployment, meet increasingly stringent security needs and enable virtualisation.

Meanwhile, a new version of Microsoft’s data management server, SQL Server, has also been issued. Here we look at some of the key features of both releases - and why NHS IT managers should be interested in them.