Microsoft Automates Server deployment
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft shipped the first deliverable in its new Dynamic Systems Initiative with the beta release of Automated Deployment Services for Windows Server 2003, but the company's vision for reducing complexity in the data center won't be realized for years to come.
Microsoft announced at the second annual Microsoft Management Summit the beta release of ADS, which promises to reduce the amount of time it takes to deploy hundreds of Windows Server system images to minutes from days or weeks. ADS is capable of remotely deploying operating system software to "bare metal" machines, according to Brian Valentine, senior vice president of the Windows Server Division in Redmond, Wash.