Introduction to Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008

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Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 includes several enhancements over previous versions. Organizations can now provide centralized access to applications without the need to provide the whole remote desktop. Applications running remotely can be integrated with the local users desktoplooking, feeling, and behaving like local applications.

 

With Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008, organizations can provide more secure access to centralized applications or desktops (and other resources from the Internet) by using HTTPSwithout needing to provide access via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or opening up unwanted ports on firewalls. This reduces the complexity needed to provide secure remote access to applications and data for users, partners, or customers. And for deployments with several servers, new load-balancing features provide a simple way to ensure optimal performance by spreading sessions among the least-loaded available resources.

 

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