Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 1 released to Market!

What are you doing to get you and your hosting operations team ready to support the BEST Windows Server OS release EVER? You can start by downloading RC1 and start testing!

I guess this one should one of the last (if not the very last) public release before release to manufacturing, so if you've been waiting for a feature-complete pre-release version to try, wait no longer!

DOWNLOAD Windows Server 2008 RC1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system that helps information technology (IT) professionals maximize control over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability and management capabilities, leading to a significantly more secure, reliable, and robust server environment than ever before. Windows Server 2008 delivers new value to organizations by ensuring all users regardless of location are able to get the full complement of services from the network. Windows Server 2008 also provides deep insight into the operating system and diagnostic capabilities to allow administrators to spend more time adding business value.

Windows Server 2008 builds on the success and strengths of the award-winning Windows Server 2003 operating system and on the innovations delivered in Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 R2. However, Windows Server 2008 is far more than a refinement of predecessor operating systems. Windows Server 2008 is designed to provide organizations with the most productive platform for powering applications, networks, and Web services from the workgroup to the datacenter with exciting, valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating system.