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RU Waiting for R2?

Windows 7 may be getting all the headlines due to consumer excitement, but many in IT are far more interested in Windows Server 2008 R2, which is now ready, willing and able for download at TechNet and MSDN. You can even test it out for the next half-year by getting an evaluation license.

The 64-bit server software has Live Migration, so VMs can be moved on the fly, as well as storage swapping, so the same thing can happen with disks.

Posted by Doug Barney on 08/19/2009 at 1:17 PM

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