What’s new in failover clustering: #04 Workgroup and multi-domain clusters
This post was authored by Subhasish Bhattacharya, Program Manager, Windows Server Introduction: Active Directory integration with your private cloud Active Directory integration provides significant...
View ArticleThe Windows Server 2016 Application Platform – Nano Server, Containers and...
This post was authored by Andrew Mason, Principal Program Manager on the Nano Server team. There has been a lot of press on Nano Server and Containers as new technologies coming in Windows Server 2016....
View ArticleWhat’s new in failover clustering: #05 Resilient private cloud
This post was authored by Subhasish Bhattacharya, Program Manager, Windows Server. Introduction In the past, in a world of reliable but expensive SANs, an aggressive high-availability strategy designed...
View ArticleWhat’s new in failover clustering: #06 Virtual machine start ordering
This post was authored by Subhasish Bhattacharya, Program Manager, Windows Server Introduction: “Special” virtual machines Not all virtual machines (VMs) in your production deployment are created...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 new Current Branch for Business servicing option
We are excited to announce the official launch of Windows Server 2016 will be at the Ignite conference this Fall. We hope you can join us in Atlanta for the excitement! Windows Server 2016 is the...
View ArticleDon’t miss the launch of Windows Server and System Center 2016 at Ignite
Recently we announced our plans to launch Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 at the Ignite Conference in Atlanta on September 26-30. We hope you can join us for the fun! We are working on a...
View ArticleWhat’s new in failover clustering: #07 SMB Multichannel & Multi-NIC cluster...
This post was authored by Rob Hindman, Senior Program Manager, Windows Server Getting the best performance Building enterprise-grade solutions with Windows Server 2016 is now easier with the new...
View ArticleMicrosoft a leader in Gartner x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure 2016...
We’re incredibly excited to share that for the sixth year in a row, Microsoft was named a Leader by Gartner in the x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure Magic Quadrant. We are honored by this...
View ArticleWhat’s new in failover clustering: #08 Cloud Witness
This post was authored by Amitabh Tamhane, Program Manager, Windows Server Introduction The primary goal of failover clustering in Windows Server is to provide a reliable infrastructure to make...
View ArticleAnnouncing the new VMware migration offer for Windows Server 2016
With the launch of Windows Server 2016, customers have more reasons than ever to switch from VMware to Microsoft. We want to make it an easy decision for VMware customers to switch to Hyper-V, so today...
View ArticleWindows Server scalability and more!
This post was authored by Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server. We are about a month away from Microsoft Ignite 2016 in Atlanta and we are eager to see you and provide a first-class...
View ArticleSneak preview of Windows Server 2016 for SDDC
Check out this post on our new Hybrid Cloud blog for some demos of the new software-defined datacenter features in Windows Server 2016. ... Read more
View ArticleDon’t miss Windows Server sessions at Ignite
Heading to Atlanta for Ignite? Check out our handy Ignite session guide on the new Hybrid Cloud blog.
View ArticleLaunch day has arrived!
Be sure to check out our blog post today announcing the launch of Windows Server 2016.... Read more
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 Hyper-V large-scale VM performance for in-memory...
This post was authored by Liang Yang, Principal Performance Engineer on the Hyper-V team and Jos de Bruijn, Senior Program Manager on the SQL Server team. With Windows Server 2016, Microsoft has...
View ArticleEnabling Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V virtualization based security...
This post was authored by Mike Schutz, General Manager, Cloud Platform. Security is a top-of-mind topic for every organization. This is why Microsoft is investing deeply to provide advanced security...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Intel squeezed hyper-convergence into the overhead bin
This post was authored by Cosmos Darwin, Program Manager, Windows Server. The Challenge In the Windows Server team, we tend to focus on going big. Our enterprise customers and service providers are...
View ArticleA deep-dive into Cluster OS Rolling Upgrades in Windows Server 2016
The story of Failover Clustering in Windows Server goes back to Windows NT! This feature was developed largely as a way to keep servers and their underlying applications and workloads running – even if...
View ArticleWebinar – Windows Server 2016: Better Security starts at the OS
We know security is a top priority for you and your company. In the last few years we’ve seen an increased number of companies breached, information leaked and cybersecurity cases in the news. Clearly...
View ArticlePrepare for the new MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification
We’ve got great news for IT Pros who’ve been waiting for the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification! It will be available soon, and we have some practical instructor-led courses to help you get ready...
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