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Need to keep current 46% We have a business need for new features available in Windows Server 2008 32% We paid for it as part of our enterprise license agreement/might as well upgrade 31% We're also adopting other new server software (SQL Server, IIS, etc.) and might as well get it all done at once 31% Need to improve security 19% We're adopting Vista on the desktop, and Windows Server 2008 is the recommended best practice 18% Other 12% Base: 253 respondents
"Other" responses included:
Will be forced to by Microsoft phasing out support for Server 2003. We need to be compatible with our most advanced customers. Want to adopt Active Directory changes ASAP for Sarbanes-Oxley. Required by some MS products. Reliability. Participated in Microsoft's early adopter program. Part of routine hardware upgrade. Only when it is required. New hardware. Improved Virtual Server. Improved performance of IIS compared to .Net running under our current Windows 2000 servers. Forced to by vendor apps. Exchange 2007. Current platform is Win2k, which will be end-of-life soon. Which editions of Windows Server 2008 does your organization plan to adopt? (Select all that apply.)
Standard Edition 77% Enterprise Edition 62% Web Server 2008 25% Datacenter Edition 12% HP Server 2008 2% Server 2008 for Titanium 1% Base: 253 respondents
What percentage of production servers will be migrated to Windows Server 2008?
Less than 20% 19% 20% to 50% 19% 50% to 75% 19% 75% to 100% 21% All production servers 22% Base: 253 respondents
What new features in Server 2008 are of the most interest to your organization? (Select all that apply.)
Security improvements 73% Faster performance 69% Active Directory role/group policy improvements 64% Server Core (stripped-down OS installation for key roles such as DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, file server, etc.) 45% Self-healing NTFS improvements 43% Hyper-V virtualization 42% Web server improvements 36% PowerShell/Windows Resource Manager/other management improvements 34% Base: 253 respondents
What types of servers will your organization run on Windows Server 2008? (Select all that apply.)
Application servers 83% Active Directory/domain controllers 78% File and print servers 76% DNS/DHCP 68% Web servers 64% Hyper-V virtual server 34% Media servers 14% Base: 253 respondents
Which version of Windows Server is currently running in your IT operations? (Select all that apply.)
Windows Server 2003 98% Windows 2000 Server 48% Windows NT 4 or earlier 13% Windows Server 2008 9% None Less than 1% Base: 253 respondents
What percentage of production servers run Windows?
None 1% 1% to 10% 3% 11% to 25% 2% 26% to 50% 6% 51% to 75% 14% 76% to 100% 73% Unsure/don't know 2% Base: 253 respondents
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