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TO: Marketing Dept.
FROM: Ian Miller, Information Systems
DATE: April 26, 2016
SUBJECT: Server upgrade 1. After thoroughly reviewing your current issues and needs it is my recommendation that you upgrade your server to Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition. This should alleviate the sluggishness you are experiencing when trying to access your databases and catalogs and will also give you ample room for growth going forward.

2. In addition to Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition I would recommend using Windows Web Server 2008 for your internet based needs regarding Cutting Edge’s catalog and outlet. This version of Server 2008 utilizes IIS and would allow us to set up a safe and secure webserver to host Cutting Edge’s website.

TO: Business Dept.
FROM: Ian Miller, Information Systems
DATE: April 26, 2016
SUBJECT: Server upgrade 3. I would recommend upgrading to Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition in order to meet your workload and security needs. Server 2008 has the addition of NAP with will prove to be robust enough to block most malicious activity.

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TO: Management
FROM: Ian Miller, Information Systems
DATE: April 26, 2016
SUBJECT: Windows Server 2008 upgrade information
In order to address your questions regarding our upgrade to Windows Server 2008 I have gathered a few key points: * Security: Server 2008 has upgraded security features over Server 2002, one of the most important being NAP. Network Access Protection allows us to monitor those who do not comply with security policies we have in place. It also limits access by noncompliant computers as to not allow access to resources, blocking logon or quarantining someone in noncompliance to specific resources. Server 2008 Also automatically updates and continuously checks throughout the entire network to ensure that computers remain in compliance

* Reliability: Server 2008 is very robust and reliable and employs multiple tools to ensure this such as privileged mode, which protects it from problems caused by a malfunctioning program. In addition to this Server 2008 utilizes better management tools that ensure the server administrator does not introduce errors or problems when configuring and managing servers.

* Expansion options: Server 2008 has many options for expanding such as clustering. Clustering makes a server more powerful and in addition provides failover capabilities.

* Other features: One of the most useful features is Hyper-V. This allows us to run two or more operating systems on a single computer and will allow us to reduce the number of servers we need to employ allowing Cutting Edge to save capital.

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TO: IS Manager
FROM: Ian Miller
DATE: April 26, 2016
SUBJECT: Static IP resolution
In order to save our department time, I suggest we start moving away from static addressing and use dynamic addressing. This would also free employees from having to down their own network configurations and cut down on mistakes. Server 2008 can use WINS to convert NetBIOS workstation names to IP addresses. The WINS also stores a database of computer names and their corresponding IP addresses. When client computers connect to the network it automatically registers its name and IP with the WINS server which allows us to still track all nodes.