10.1. Windows Server 2008 and Vista: "Better Together"
Is Windows Server 2008 justification for upgrading your clients to Vista? Microsoft sure hopes so. As with the Windows Server operating systems that came before it, certain new features of Windows Server 2008 are only possible when you have Vista as a client. From more automated deployment options to Group Policies such as Network Access Protection (NAP), and more, only an enlightened client such as Vista can take full advantage of them. Microsoft refers to a client that fully exploits a server platform as an "enlightened client," or when a little less functionality is available, as a "gifted child." Windows Server 2008 would be an enlightened client, while Vista 2008 R1 would be a gifted ...
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