End users can experience an
“always-on” viewing experience thanks
to streaming content with minimal
buffering and downtime.
To support this variety, the .NET Framework includes a broad set of supporting class libraries:
•Windows Presentation Foundation for visually stunning user experiences on Windows–based clients
•Windows Communication Foundation for enabling fast, flexible communications among applications across an enterprise
•Windows Workflow Foundation for building workflows into any application
•Microsoft® ASP.NET for high-performance and interactive Web-based applications
•Libraries for handling XML, data, IO, cryptography, text-to-speech, and more
Add to this the new caching support from IIS 7.0, both kernel-caching and user-caching, and developers can allow for all types of dynamic content.
Intel Xeon processor–based servers ensure that users consistently receive full functionality and a rich viewing experience of even the most complex Web applications. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors provide leading support for multi-threaded Web applications. The 12 MB shared, on-die L2 cache, combined with DHSI and Intel I/AOT, provide for speedy data access, effective bandwidth utilization, and less latency for the ultimate streaming experience. End users can experience an “always-on” viewing experience thanks to streaming content with minimal buffering and downtime, even over high-latency network connections such as wireless and satellite.
Intel Xeon processors also provide enhanced Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) features such as Memory Error Correction Code (ECC), Memory Sparing, and Memory Mirroring. These RAS features reduce the cost and complexity of high-availability solutions while improving recovery speed and reliability. Coupled with the Windows Server 2008 features of hot-pluggable component support and simplified clustering, Intel Xeon processor– based servers offer a more optimized IT infrastructure and improved server availability. This combined platform also fortifies disaster recovery strategies by doubling performance and redundancy features.
Reduced Total
Cost of Ownership
When it comes to technology infrastructure components like Web servers and software, product acquisition is often less than 10 percent of the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Many factors contribute to this TCO, including staff recruitment and training, consultant
