In late July, Marathon Technologies hosted a webinar on the top 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2008. If you missed it, you can view a recording by completing a short form at the above link.

Or, if you're crunched for time, you can review just the Q&A from the session. It starts out pretty basic ("What are the hardware requirements for WS 2008?") but quickly gets into some pretty hardcore topics. Here's an excerpt:

Is it possible to use the same imaging deployment method for Windows 2008 physical and virtual machines (in VMware) for consistent builds? It is possible to use traditional imaging methods for physical and virtual, however in the virtual environment, most customers tend to use template Virtual Hard disks to deploy systems, as it is faster and more flexible than imaging.

What is the difference between GPO and NAP?
Group policy is a part of Active Directory that allows for management of users and computers. NAP, or network access protection provides endpoint health checking for network clients. This integrates with network components to restrict or allow network access. Client NAP configurations can be controlled by GPO, and some GPO settings can be enforced by NAP.

So if you're looking at a possible Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment and you've got questions, there's a good chance you'll find the answers here.

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