[Peter]

Ok sys admins. Lets roll.

I want:
* Enterprise grade, Retrospect style TimeMachine - Lets administer computers from Server Admin, and allow me to specify what to backup (entire computer, ~/?) , where to back it up (multiple backup sets -- onsite, offsite, backup backup) and when (over airport, ethernet, VPN, network boot)

* iCal Server to work properly. Allow groups to be openable in iCal.

* Network Homes. More speed, is that AFP bug fixed yet?

* Package Manager. Just buy MacPorts.

* Printing. How can I still not see EVERYONEs print jobs on network shared printers?

* My desire - Version controlled AFP utility. We all know Microsoft and Adobe don't support users writing direct to network shares (if you want to argue this, lets move to another thread) -- so I'd like an interface to upload my local files to AFP. Make sure it supports collaboration and versioning. Seemlessly, from the finder. So when I drag a file off the network its checked out, when I drag it back the sync app asks me to confirm the changes and what to over write etc.

* Apple Remote Desktop 4 - Tighter integration between ARD installs, allow task server to work on all commands (eg, send unix command)

[Peter]

How did I forget the thing I'm going to have to spend weeks on?

* Easy migration of local user machines to network homes.

[hmurchison2001]

1. Hypervisor support
2. NAS functionality
3. iSCSI Target /Initiator
4. ZFS
5. Clustering options that don't require XSAN for Mail and Calendar servers
6. ARD 4 with support for Intel's iAMT
7. Clientless VPN (SSL)

[mduell]

Integration that works as well as Active Directory and Exchange.
Thinks like network admin accounts (login to any machine on network connected to LDAP server and be admin) without turning workstations into pumpkins when the server isn't available and a calendar server that doesn't suck in almighty ways.

[besson3c]

- Libvirt/KVM support
- AFP replaced with sshfs
- Ports system that works by replacing Apple's installed pieces and/or sandboxing new ports/libraries/services
- Intelligent software update
- The ability to do absolutely everything without a GUI for users that don't want to run Aqua
- ZFS
- Calendar Server to support delegation without requiring LDAP

[besson3c]

Here's another one: something like LVM to manage partitions, and urging OS X Server users wishing to run a network service on OS X Server to partition their systems to move /var and /home to their own partitions.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by Peter 

* Package Manager. Just buy MacPorts.

Great idea! However, MacPorts definitely isn't great in its current state, it could stand extensive development to improve it.

[krove]

Woot! There is going to be shared group calendars and an address book server. Finally. I know the calendar server says it will offer push, but will the address book? The whole server better offer push calendars, email, contacts.

Apple - Server - Mac OS X Leopard - Snow Leopard

[besson3c]

I'm not sure that there is much benefit to push Address Book. It is likely more computationally expensive in maintaining constant network connections, and likely unnecessary when the Address Book can pull in changes every minute, every time a list is clicked on, or whatever.

Just thinking out loud...

[krove]

You'd be surprised. I manage my uncle's contacts now and he has 3500+ that he continually is adding, changing, deleting. He requires they be as up to date as possible and with him at all times. His secretaries and interns have access via .Mac. Push contacts for him is a must. We use Mac OS X Leopard Server's Calendar Server to keep his calendars as up to date as possible, but obviously it still doesn't push down to his iPhone.

For me, on the other hand, I don't need push anything except maybe email.

[besson3c]

I'm wondering if Apple will develop a component that sort of plays traffic cop between Mail, the Address Book, and Calendar Servers, sort of like how amavis does with email content filtering.. This way, the number of connections can be reduced, and resource allocation managed within a single config...

Just thinking out loud...