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Tag: Windows Server 2008 R2
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Wingin’ Migration — Now migrate even MORE server roles to Windows Server 2008 R2!
The Windows Server Migration team’s been cooking…no, not cranberry sauce and stuffing, but a new Windows Server Migration Utilities download package that lets you use the Windows Server Migration Tools to migrate Hyper-V and Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS). Brand-spankin’-new beta migration guides are available for both Hyper-V and RRAS, with detailed, step-by-step guidance![a woman standing in front of a window](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-Pro-portrait-in-modern-office_Jaden_01-300x164.jpg)
Haiku for Fun and Prizes
For all geek poets, A Windows Server haiku Means prizes Oliver Rist![a group of people standing in a room](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-employees-standing-in-front-of-server.-One-is-holding-a-laptop-and-the-other-is-working-on-the-server-box-300x164.jpg)
PDC 2009 – Windows Server and Windows Azure Platform
Yesterday at PDC, Ray Ozzie and Bob Muglia announced the global availability of Microsoft’s new cloud computing service – Windows Azure Platform. In addition, Ray and Bob announced a number of additional announcements related to Windows Server. I wanted to take a moment and provide some context for all our existing Windows Server customers and![a man wearing glasses](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Smiling-IT-professional-300x164.jpg)
Improve Web User Experience with IIS SEO Toolkit RTW and IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RC
Remember the scene in Diehard when he shoots the glass? That was cool. What’s even cooler is now you can fine tune your Web site for the search engine, thus improving the experience for your Web users.  Today, Microsoft announced the releases of IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit RTW and IIS URL Rewriter![a man standing in front of a window](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Presenter-standing-at-a-white-board-conference-room-meeting-300x164.jpg)
Microsoft Professional Developer Conference 2009 Opens Today!
From Berlin one week to LA the next, Microsoft product managers love planes. Apparently. Me? Trans-Atlantic plane rides are still a good way to extract military secrets from me, but I’m new. Maybe long plane rides will grow on me. Like fungus. But if you’re in Los Angeles or have the plane-loving impetus to go![a woman sitting on a table](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Two-people-in-front-of-a-laptop-300x164.webp)
Increase Web Application Scalability and Reliability with ARR 2.0 RTW
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0 RTW. Â Customers – such as hosting providers, Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers, and IT Professionals are changing the way they do business as a result of ARR 2.0. ARR 2.0 delivers cost savings, elastic scalability, and flexible deployment options. With IIS![a person using a laptop computer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Person-working-on-a-desktop-300x164.webp)
Berlin 2009: Old Walls, New Platforms
My bags are packed and the U.S. Government has graciously admitted my existence, providing me with a brand new passport to prove it. Now I’ve just got to nurse my spine through 10 hours in a coach aisle seat, and I’ll be at TechEd Europe 2009 in Berlin. This will be an exciting week to![a woman sitting at a table with a laptop and smiling at the camera](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Smiling-person-working-on-a-laptop-300x164.webp)
New release from Citrix supports Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 contains Microsoft’s most powerful virtualization portfolio ever, spanning both server and desktop virtualization with flexible solutions for consolidation, software deployment, application compatibility, disaster recovery and more. But no single solution is right for everyone, and in a great example of Microsoft partner synergy, Citrix has released a new version of its![a man standing in front of a laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Meeting_Allen_01-300x164.jpg)
Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 eBook Available as Free Download
Thanks much to the Microsoft Learning and MS Press folks for such a fantastic giveaway. I remember getting the pre-cursor for this book, Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2008, before I joined Microsoft and it was a huge help in getting grounded with the then-new OS. Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 is a deep-dive work, that’ll get you![a woman sitting at a table using a laptop computer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Person-working-on-a-Surface-laptop-2-300x164.webp)
Windows 7 goes GA!!
It’s been a fantastic ride: Windows 7 has hit the GA milestone. Â That’s General Availability for the acronym-challenged, so go forth and upgrade! As of now, you’ll find Windows 7 readily available from retailers as well as hardware manufacturers and business solution providers. The new operating system has lots to admire for desktop users, but![a group of people in a room](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Conference-room-meeting_Julian_05-300x164.jpg)