Windows Server 2008 was a Microsoft server operating system built on the same core as Windows Vista and was the successor to Windows Server 2003. It brought Hyper-V, a built-in hypervisor for running virtual machines, along with Server Core, a minimal installation option without a full graphical shell, and a revised version of Internet Information Services. A rebuilt networking stack shared with Vista and the new Server Manager console were also part of the release. It was followed by Windows Server 2008 R2, which was based on the Windows 7 codebase and became one of the most widely deployed server versions in business use.
Before and after
- 27 January 2008Death of Suharto
- 7 February 2008Launch of STS-122
- 17 February 20082008 Kosovo declaration of independence
- 26 February 2008Construction of Svalbard Global Seed Vault
- 27 February 2008Creation of Windows Server 2008
- March 2008Construction of Beijing National Stadium
- 1 April 2008Discovery of WASP-12b
- 10 April 2008Launch of GitHub
- 29 April 2008Release of Grand Theft Auto IV
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The era
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