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Grow your business by helping your customers increase the reliability, flexibility, and efficiency of their server infrastructures. Windows Server 2008 R2 delivers new features that include advanced virtualization tools, Web resources, management enhancements, and integration with exciting windows 7 functionality.

Increase Your Sales Pipeline with Windows Server 2008 R2

More than 25 million small and midsize businesses around the world have at least two PCs:1

  • Of these small businesses, 63 percent do not have a server—they are ready for their first server.
  • Thirty-seven percent of the remaining businesses need to replace their old infrastructure—a great opportunity to sell them an updated server solution.

Worldwide, 1.5 million small and midsize businesses have two or more servers:2

  • Half of small businesses worldwide indicate that in the next three months, they intend to leverage technology to reduce costs, make processes more efficient, and improve employee productivity.3
  • Only 34 percent of midsize businesses with servers are using network management applications.4

1 AMI Global Model (2H '08)
2 AMI-Partners Global Model (2H '08)
3 AMI-Partners 2008-09: Worldwide SMB Quarterly Pulse Tracker
4 AMI-Partners 2008-09: U.S. Medium Business Market Overview

Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 – Better Together with Windows 7 .pptx 5.2 MB
See how customers can achieve a larger ROI and improved efficiency by deploying Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 together.
Drive Demand for Servers with the Business Servers Campaign
Ready-to-use resources to help you tell the story about which server solutions are right for your customers.
Windows Server Family Decision Tree .pptx 2.0 MB
Use this decision tree to help determine which server is right for your customers.
Win More Business with the Virtualization and Management Campaign
Ready-to-use resources designed to show customers how server virtualization and management solutions can reduce costs.
  • Preinstall Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Windows OPK - NEW
    Now available for download, the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (Windows OPK) is a set of tools and documentation that supports automated installation and customization of the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Windows Server 2008.
  • Using the Windows OPK to Install Windows Server 2008 R2 1 hour
    This on-demand webcast introduces new features in the toolkit and benefits of using the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit to preinstall Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V
    The Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your customer’s current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
Windows Server 2008



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