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Windows Server 2008

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Windows Server 2008?

Windows Server 2008 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. It's based on the Windows Vista kernel and is designed to be more secure, manageable, and scalable than its predecessors. It's commonly used for running servers that provide services such as file sharing, print services, web hosting (with IIS), application hosting (e.g., databases, email servers), and domain controllers (using Active Directory).

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What other technologies are related to Windows Server 2008?

Windows Server 2008 Competitor Technologies

A desktop operating system that competes with Windows Server 2008 in certain roles, particularly small business server scenarios.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 53% (96) of relevant job posts

Windows Server 2003

An older version of Windows Server that competes with Windows Server 2008.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 7% (99) of relevant job posts

A virtualization platform that competes with Hyper-V for server virtualization.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 0% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

A virtualization platform from Microsoft that competes directly with VMware.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 1% (605) of relevant job posts

A desktop operating system that competes with Windows Server 2008 in certain roles.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 1% (683) of relevant job posts

Windows Server 2012

A later version of Windows Server that competes with Windows Server 2008.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 2% (165) of relevant job posts

A management platform for VMware environments, competing with Microsoft's System Center suite for managing virtualized infrastructure.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 2% (114) of relevant job posts

A management platform for VMware environments, competing with Microsoft's System Center suite for managing virtualized infrastructure.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 1% (178) of relevant job posts

Windows Server 2008 Complementary Technologies

NetApp Snap Protect

A data protection solution that can be used to back up and recover Windows Server 2008 systems.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 82% (58) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Active Directory

A directory service that is commonly used with Windows Server 2008 for user and computer management.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 1% (2.2k) of relevant job posts

A mail server that can be run on Windows Server 2008.

mentioned alongside Windows Server 2008 in 7% (72) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Windows Server 2008?

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Jobs mentioning Windows Server 2008

Orgs mentioning Windows Server 2008

Information Technology

0% (976) job posts

173 organizations

Administrator

0% (805) job posts

313 organizations

IT Support

0% (475) job posts

160 organizations

Systems Engineer

0% (324) job posts

164 organizations

Customer Engineer

0% (253) job posts

107 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Windows Server 2008?

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Agile Defense, Inc.

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Motorola Solutions

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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