Microsoft published step-by-step instructions for migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003. This is very useful guide. You can download it from here.

When we deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 forest functional level we will have additional feature:
-          Recycle bin, which, when it is enabled, provides the ability to restore deleted objects when Active Directory services is running.

Let’s start test this feature:
1.       Create “test” user.

2.       Delete them.

3.       Enable “Recycle Bin Feature”, we do this only one for domain.
PS [...]

Differences between Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition and Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition.
Standard Edition

maximum number of processors:? 4

maximum number of RAM for x86: 4GB, for x64: 32 GB

failover cluster nodes (Nodes): 0

terminal services gateway: 250

Enterprise Edition

maximum number of processors:? 8

maximum number of RAM for x86: 64GB, for x64: 2 TB

failover cluster nodes (Nodes): [...]

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta is ready to download.
Microsoft published new version of their operating system for testing.
Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2:
1. Powerful Hardware and Scaling Features.
2. Reduced Power Consumption.
3. Hyper-V??c in Windows Server 2008 R2 (live migration).
4. Increased Desktop Management Efficiencies.
5. Easier and More Efficient Server Management.
6. PowerShell 2.0.
7. [...]

How to install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008?
This is stable virtualization environment in 5 minutes.
Step 1. Take a look that Your processor support virtualization (models VT-x or AMD-V).
Step 2. System Windows Server 2008 must have version x64.
Step 3. Confirm that update �Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition KB950050??? is installed.
Step 4. Run ??oServer [...]

Configuring password policy in Windows Server 2008 (fine grained password policies).
In Windows Server 2000 or Windows Server 2003, only one password policy could be applied to all users in the domain. In Windows Server 2008 we can define different password policies for different sets of users in a domain. This features is named ??ofine grained [...]

On Microsoft pages we can read official information about Windows Server 2008 R2. It will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system includes many improvements:
- improved remote administration,
- improved file transfer services,
- reduced effort to administer and support WWeb-based applications,
- enabling Virtualization and Consolidation by conjunction with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure,
- improved availability [...]

RTM version of operating system Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 has been realized. And will be available to download in November 2008.

Microsoft published new guide about planning and design infrastructure in Windows Server 2008.
Main subject are:

System Center Operations Manager 2007
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Internet Information Services 7.0
NAP
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
Windows Server Virtualization: Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

For Windows Server 2003 I [...]

A new type of domain controller configuration in the Windows Server “Longhorn” operating system that makes it possible for organizations to easily deploy a domain controller in locations where the physical security of a domain controller cannot be guaranteed. An RODC hosts a read-only replica of the Active Directory directory services database for a given [...]