Hands on with Windows Server 2008 r2: Admin tools

05.05.2009
Development on R2 proceeds apace. And in addition to and other features I've already written about, with Tuesday's announcement of the newest Windows Server 2008 there are numerous other important improvements in administrative usability in .

I'll take a look at several in this piece, including:

* New PowerShell cmdlets that let you manage Active Directory quickly and efficiently

* A new AD administrative console that exposes the power of those cmdlets to more graphically oriented users

* How to deploy BranchCache, a WAN caching technology, in your Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 environment