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 for automated IP configuration services by using the DHCP failover feature,
- improved security for Domain Name System (DNS) services by using the DNSSEC feature,
- improved performance for branch offices by using the BranchCache feature,
- improved security for branch offices by using the Read-Only-DFS feature,
- higher fault tolerance for connectivity between sites by using the Agile VPN feature.

and much more ?