'Server Core': Small footprint, big security
ENT News | at | by Mike
IT admins are justifiably excited by the idea of a "server core" in Windows Server 2008, formerly code-named Longhorn Server. The technology, which strips out extraneous functionality to allow just the services needed to run a server in a specific role, promises easier installation and a smaller footprint once set up. It even has implications for security.
Jeff Jones, a Strategy Director in the Microsoft Security Technology Unit, recently matched hard data to the small footprint theory, and came up with some interesting observations and conclusions.