Windows Server 8

The code name for the 2012 version of Windows Server. See Windows Server 2012.

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Windows Server 2012 was formerly codenamed Windows Server 8. It is the first version of Windows Server that does not have support for Itanium-based computers.

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Microsoft executives said Windows Server 8, the beta of which is expected out in the next several weeks, is the most storage-focused OS release to date.

Windows Server 8, which will replace Windows Server 2008, will also feature Live Migration, a tool that allows administrators to move stored copies of virtual machines from one storage server to another without taking down the virtual machine.

Windows Server 8 allows admins to take a snapshot of data to create a list of errors that can then be used to take a volume offline only long enough to correct the data problems.

Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

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