Windows 2000 Server helps administrators manage their networks more easily from a central location, dramatically decreasing the TCO of a Windows-based environment. It offers several features and enhancements that provide the foundation for simplifying management of your entire network.

Configuration Management Capabilities
Windows 2000 Server contains all of the same configuration management capabilities as Windows 2000 Professional. Additional configuration management capabilities in Windows 2000 Server include:
- Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Provides a common console for monitoring network functions and accessing administrative tools. The MMC is customizable, allowing administrators to create consoles that include only the administrative tools that they need.
- Group Policy. Gives administrators more control over which users have access to specific workstations, data, and applications, allowing administrators to define and control the state of computers and users in an organization.
- Windows Script Host. Allows administrators and users to save time by automating many actions, such as connecting or disconnecting from a network server. Scripts can be run directly on the desktop or from the command prompt, and can be used for:
- Creating multiple groups.
- Creating a large number of user accounts.
- Computer Management. Contains all of the same components as Computer Management in Windows 2000 Professional. In addition, the Server Applications and Services component in Windows 2000 Server allows you to view and manage the properties of any server service or application that is installed on the computer such as the DHCP Server service, Telephony, the DNS Server service, and Internet Information Services (IIS).

Network and System Management Features
Windows 2000 Server contains several tools that help you easily and more cost-effectively install, configure, and administer your Windows 2000 network. Network and system management features in Windows 2000 Server include:
- Remote Installation Services (RIS). Allows administrators to install Windows 2000 Professional on client computers throughout a network from a central location. RIS can dramatically decrease the cost of deploying new operating systems by reducing the amount of time an administrator spends moving from one client computer location to another.
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Improves administrative control by allowing administrators to correlate data and events from multiple sources and vendors on a local or enterprise basis.
- DNS dynamic update protocol. Reduces network administration costs by reducing the need for manual editing of the DNS database each time that a change occurs in a DNS client's configuration.
- Remote Storage. Monitors the amount of available space on a local hard disk. When the amount of available space drops below a certain level, Remote Storage automatically removes local data to provide the required disk space.

Application Services
Windows 2000 Server is the first platform to provide an integrated set of services for building and deploying scalable, reliable applications. Application services in Windows 2000 Server include:
- Indexing Service. Automatically builds an index of your Web server that can be easily searched from any Web browser.
- Terminal Services. Allows client computers to access Windows-based applications running entirely on the server, and supports multiple client sessions on the server. The server manages all computing resources for each client computer that is connected to the server, and provides all users who are logged on with their own environment.