Organizations today are requiring more and more IT services and features to meet the ongoing business demands they face. Therefore server operating systems must support an extensive array of services that provide for availability, reliability, scalability, and more – all within a secure environment.

Windows Server 2003 includes all the functionality business customers need today from a Windows server operating system to "do more with less." Organizations currently running Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 can benefit from migrating to Windows Server 2003 with its expanded features and increased performance and stability.

As a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, CDI provides implementation and migration services that help companies improve the performance, management and responsiveness of their IT environment. Offering extensive experience in migrating companies of all sizes, CDI’s clientele have found the following benefits when implementing Windows Server 2003.

	Reliability – Improves uptime and scalability while helping system administrators maintain a healthy and reliable server environment.
	Scalability – The latest features increase scale-up and scale-out capabilities. With increased scalability and reliability existing servers can do more work, or the same work can be done by fewer servers, leading to lower costs.
	Availability – Clustering provides high availability for mission-critical applications such as databases, messaging systems and file and print services. Clustering works by enabling multiple servers (nodes) to remain in constant communication(Eight Node Support). Load balances incoming Internet Protocol traffic across clusters. Network Load Balancing enhances both availability and scalability of Internet server-based programs.
	Active Directory – Microsoft Active Directory service simplifies the administration of complex network directories and makes it easy for users to locate resources on even the largest networks. Improvements to Active Directory and new features, including cross-forest trusts, the ability to rename the domains, and the ability to deactivate attributes.
	Volume Shadow Copy Restore – Enables administrators to configure point-in-time copies of critical data volumes without service interruptions. Copies can be used for service restoration, archival purposes, or restoration. Productivity is improved by the ability to better recover documents.
	Command Line Management – Significantly enhances command-line infrastructure, letting administrators perform most management tasks without using graphical user interface.

By using Windows Server 2003, CDI can save your business both time and money through fast deployment of state-of-the-art applications with the availability, reliability, scalability and security that today’s corporate users and customers demand.

CDI is an IT infrastructure services company that lends knowledge, experience and credibility to helping companies facilitate communications and collaboration between employees, partners and customers around the world.

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