{"id":2823,"date":"2009-01-07T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:44:19","slug":"announcing-windows-server-2008-r2-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/blog\/2009\/01\/07\/announcing-windows-server-2008-r2-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the life of Windows Server, today marks general availability of public beta for the new Windows Server 2008 R2-and, for me personally, I’ve never had my geeky mitts on a better version. The new release incorporates a host of new features and capabilities that I hope you’ll check out; the code is as stable a beta as I’ve ever seen and combined with the beta of Windows 7\u00a0you’ll be able to evaluate not just a bevy of new server-side capabilities, but a new level of synergy between server and client operating systems, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick recap of my favorite highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n