Windows Server 2008 Foundation is a version of Windows Server for small businesses recently launched by Microsoft. This version is designed for small businesses with no more than 15 users. Windows Server solution launched on a scale and budget. Currently, this version is only available in the form of pre-installed servers. It is believed that users will be able to see the Windows Server 2008 Foundation through single-channel servers from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM. Performance Analysis: Windows Server 2008 Foundation is a Windows Server Standard Edition-based product with a certain streamlined functionality. This version is suitable for 64-bit single-channel processors. It does not provide a 32-bit version. It is destined to be used in older versions. The 32-bit host, the maximum memory support to 8G, requires 10G of free disk space (slightly smaller than Windows Vista), provides limited SMB, RRAS and TS gateway connections, eliminating the need for virtualization technology. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is available in seven languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. Windows Server 2008 Foundation vs. Windows Server 2008 Standard roles and standards: Figure 2 Support for standard comparisons Windows Server 2008 Foundation helps small businesses run business applications, databases, and hosted websites at a great price, and provides basic server features such as file and print Basic applications such as sharing and remote access. As the business grows, users can upgrade to other Windows Server family products, breaking through 15 user limits and gaining new features such as integrated email, simplified management, virtualization and more. Removed Hyper-V and Server Core two small and medium-sized enterprises rarely involved in the function, Windows Server 2008 Foundation performance is similar to the standard version, basically meet the needs of small business applications, its low price and good scalability is very worthy of SMEs User attention. The market affects Windows Server 2008 Foundation, a new server platform that fills the gap in Microsoft's low-end server market and effectively meets the needs of users in the global small business market. Its low price and simple Windows environment operation will be free for the moment. The Linux market has had an impact. For a long time, the competition between Microsoft Windows Server and Unix systems in the high-end market has never affected the habit of SMEs using free Linux as a server system. Linux has firmly grasped the low-end market with price advantage, while Windows Server The 2008 Foundation's rules completely broke this pattern. For Linux systems, small enterprises can use the free version, but the Linux system maintenance is slightly complicated and requires special management. In the conservative case, the labor cost is about 40,000 per year, while the Windows Server 2008 Foundation is a familiar Windows environment. Operation, simplification of management, combined with technical support services provided by OEMs, its labor costs are negligible. And the genuine Windows platform has more software support, which is effectively guaranteed in the stability and compatibility of system services. Compared with the Linux system that places performance, security and stability on the system administrator, the advantages are obvious. Ms. Chen Lining, Sales Director of the OEM Division of Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd., told the reporter that the Windows Server 2008 Foundation version will have a very favorable price, but the specific pricing depends on the server manufacturer, which is expected to be on April 27th, Windows Server 2008. The Foundation's large-scale conference was announced by OEMs such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM.