Thanks to James from ieXbeta for the heads up
This guide provides a prescriptive migration path with step-by-step instructions for small and medium-sized organizations planning a migration from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003.
Download Size: 108 KB - 1353 KB
Date Published: 4/29/2003
Version: 1.0
Organizations that include less than 1000 network devices and that are heavily invested in servers running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 can take advantage of the speed, security, and functionality of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system by migrating their servers to Windows Server 2003. These clear, concise migration guidelines, targeted to smaller organizations, can significantly reduce the complexity of the server migration.
This guide is intended primarily for IT administrators who are responsible for network operations in a smaller organization. Each chapter in this guide provides a simplified migration path as well as step-by-step instructions for a single server migration. The server roles included are: domain controller, DHCP/WINS server, file/print server, remote access server, and Web server.
Download: NT4.0 to Server 2003 Migration guide
News source: Microsoft Download Center
This guide provides a prescriptive migration path with step-by-step instructions for small and medium-sized organizations planning a migration from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003.
Download Size: 108 KB - 1353 KB
Date Published: 4/29/2003
Version: 1.0
Organizations that include less than 1000 network devices and that are heavily invested in servers running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 can take advantage of the speed, security, and functionality of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system by migrating their servers to Windows Server 2003. These clear, concise migration guidelines, targeted to smaller organizations, can significantly reduce the complexity of the server migration.
This guide is intended primarily for IT administrators who are responsible for network operations in a smaller organization. Each chapter in this guide provides a simplified migration path as well as step-by-step instructions for a single server migration. The server roles included are: domain controller, DHCP/WINS server, file/print server, remote access server, and Web server.
Download: NT4.0 to Server 2003 Migration guide News source: Microsoft Download Center
Microsoft, in interviews, speak openly about Blackcomb and how it is likely to be the next server edition of Windows. There is no realistic time frame on when Blackcomb will arrive and what exactly its role will play with Microsoft's .NET innitiative.
Maybe we will see an update to Windows Server 2003 that will be able to cope with Longhorns new features and fully support its new file system. It's too early to tell at this point. What will be interesting in the coming months is how exactly Longhorn progresses and what happens in October at Microsoft's PDC. Microsoft is expected to demo a possible early beta version of Longhorn itself at PDC. And announce Yukon and some more .NET software. It is here where big announcements will be made and they may indeed shape the future of Longhorn itself.
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