14.5. Summary

Server Core offers an interesting new possibility of creating high-performance, highly secure infrastructure servers. As Microsoft develops this new type of Windows server it may well be that a GUI client will emerge that will make it easier for Server Core to be managed by those of us who have relied on Microsoft's GUI for their configuration. You should expect to see new scripts, new services, and a more refined version of Server Core to eventually emerge.

This chapter also completes our exploration of Windows Server 2008. In the chapters you have read I have highlighted what is new so that you could dive right in and add to the skills you have already have. I hope you have enjoyed reading about the next generation of Windows ...

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