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Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview

Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview. Windows Server Release Cadence Delivering on the Promise of New Value. Next Major Release 2012?. 2 years. Release update 2009 H2. 4 years. Major Release 2008. TODAY. 2 years. Release Update 2005. Major Release 2003. R2 Overview.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview

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  1. Windows Server 2008 R2Overview

  2. Windows Server Release CadenceDelivering on the Promise of New Value Next Major Release 2012? 2 years Release update 2009 H2 4 years Major Release 2008 TODAY 2 years Release Update 2005 Major Release 2003

  3. R2 Overview • Customer Feedback: Regular, compatible, and consistent server updates with great targeted innovation • R2 Approach • Major release (4 years) includes minor “R2” update • Focus on feature refinement & addressing industry trends • Optional nature gives IT flexibility to deploy latest technology • No new CALs but delivers on SA value • Emphasis on compatibility for hardware, apps, drivers • This R2 Release • Joint development among client and server • First 64-Bit Only release Power Multi/Many-core 64-Bit Addressing Industry Trends Virtualization

  4. Application Compatibility for Windows Server 2008 R2 • Software applications designed for Windows Server 2008 may not be automatically compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2. • Microsoft is recommending enterprises test and evaluate software applications for full functionality on Windows Server 2008 R2. • ISVs, IT Pros and developers should test custom and packaged software applications designed for Windows Server 2008 before deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2. • Microsoft is working with ISVs to critical apps, such as anti-virus, back-up and management software. • Microsoft is offering an easy path to WS08R2 certification at no cost to all WS08 certified applications through the completion of the “Works with” 2008 R2 test.

  5. Technology Investment Areas Virtualization Management Web Hyper-V™ with Live Migration Hot Add/Remove VM Storage Remote Desktop Services Power Management Windows PowerShell AD Administrative Center Best Practices Analyzer IIS 7.5 ASP .NET on Server Core Enhanced FTP and WebDAV Administration Modules & Cmdlets Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads Scalability and Reliability Better Together with Windows 7 256 Core Support Componentization Boot from SAN or VHD Support for Solid-state Devices File Classification Infrastructure DirectAccess™ BranchCache™ Enhanced Group Policies RemoteApp & Desktop Connections

  6. Virtualization

  7. Windows Server 2008 R2 - Hyper-V Delivers high levels of availability for production workloads via flexible and dynamic management while reducing overall costs through efficient server consolidation via: • 64 logical processor support • Live Migration • Processor compatibility for Live Migration • Cluster Shared Volumes • Hot Add/remove of Storage • TCP Offload support • Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) Support

  8. RDS – Flexible Virtualization Platform for Remote Desktop and App Deployments Virtual machine-based Remote Desktops (“Server-hosted Virtual Desktops”) Home Mobile Remote Protocol Office Session-based Remote Desktops and Apps (formerly known as Terminal Services)

  9. By using improved Hyper-V™ technology and Remote Desktop Services, Continental expects to increase system uptime, implement new services in minutes instead of weeks, and save up to U.S.$1.5 million a year in hardware, software, labor, implementation, and related operational costs • -Continental Airlines Customer Evidence • “In our environment, a single physical server running Windows Server 2008 and the original Hyper-V can support about 10 to 15 of our standard workloads. Windows Server 2008 R2 with the improved Hyper-V can support more than 30. From a fixed capital asset perspective alone, that’s a savings of $60,000 to $80,000 per Hyper-V server.” • -Continental Airlines

  10. Management

  11. PowerShell 2.0 • Over 240 new cmdlets out of box • Grows to over 600 with release of new Server platforms (Exchange, SQL, MOSS) • Graphical UI • New integrated development environment, similar to Visual Studio, for easier custom script creation • Extend PowerShell scripts • .NET support, compile scripts in C# or VB.NET, improved debugging, internationalization features • Supports remote management scenarios • Excellent customer outreach via http://powershellcommunity.org

  12. AD & Identity Management • Active Directory server role enhancements • New forest functional level • PowerShell management • Microsoft System Center Management Pack • Active Directory Administrative Center • Recycle Bin • Offline domain join • Managed service accounts • Active Directory Federated Services update • Authentication assurance

  13. Best Practice Analyzer • Best Practice Analyzer concept extended per strong customer feedback • BPAs now role-based an integrated in R2 out-of-box • Validates configuration information • Enhances infrastructure reliability • Improves compliance with service level agreements & best practices

  14. Power Savings

  15. Web

  16. Internet Information Services 7.5

  17. Scalability and Reliability

  18. Processor Power and Memory Capacity • Improved physical processor and memory resources • Runs exclusively on 64-bit processors • Supports up to 256 logical processor cores • Improved virtual processor resources • Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V supports up to 64 logical processor cores • Supports Second-Level Address Translation (SLAT) and CPU Core Parking

  19. Security Data Management Challenges • HSM • Archive Security - Data Leakage Prevention Storage growth Storage cost Compliance Requirements • Replication Increasing data management needs / many data management products • Backup • Encryption • Expiration

  20. File Classification Infrastructure Discover Data Examine Data for qualities bearing on classification Classify Data Store classification properties Apply Policy based on classification • In-box, end-to-end scenarios • Integration with SharePoint • Extensible infrastructure & Partner ecosystem Get classification properties API for external applications Set classification properties API for external applications File Classification Extensibility points

  21. Customer benefits Based on business value … Reduce Cost • Expire files to reduce storage purchasing needs • Move files to less expensive storage • Optimize backup SLAs • Replicate only business related files Manage risk • Find sensitive files on public servers • Watermark documents • Keep files containing personal information encrypted in backup • Apply rights management to high secrecy files • Comply with retention policies Inbox functionality Partner/IT

  22. Better Together

  23. Remote Access for Mobile Workers Make Users Productive Anywhere Situation Today DirectAccess™ Office Home Office Home • New network paradigm enables same experience inside & outside the office • Seamless access to network resources increases productivity of mobile users • Infrastructure investments also make it easy to service mobile PCs and distribute updates and polices • Difficult for users to access corporate resources from outside the office • Challenging for IT to manage, update, patch mobile PCs while disconnected from company network WSR2/ W7 Solution

  24. Branch Office Network PerformanceMake Users Productive Anywhere Situation Today BranchCache™ • Application and data access over WAN is slow in branch offices • Slow connections hurt user productivity • Improving network performance is expensive and difficult to implement • Caches content downloaded from file and Web servers • Users in the branch can quickly open files stored in the cache • Frees up network bandwidth for other uses RSR2/W7 Solution

  25. “Taking advantage of the BranchCache feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, we can spend $20,000 rather than $50,000 per year on bandwidth by postponing our expansion schedule.” • -Sporton Customer Evidence • Using the BranchCache™ features in Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7, CCO has simplified remote connection to its network and speed the downloading of important files. It has cut costs by eliminating its virtual private network and has seen a 43 percent savings in wide area network (WAN) bandwidth. • -Convergent Computing

  26. Summary • Increased server consolidation • Greater administrative control • Rich Web-based experiences • Performance and scalability enhancements • Unprecedented synergies with client OS • Anywhere access

  27. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

  28. Internal and External Pressures Emergent Competitors Global Financial Turbulence Globalization Local issues Increasing Complexity Blending Worlds Security Strategic IT Regulation Environmental Concerns Evolving Business Models

  29. People are the key to meeting today's challenges Where Everyone can Contribute to Business Success With a Broad Range of Tools for People across the Enterprise Balancing Access for People and Control for the Enterprise Where People and Organizations have Flexibility through Choice

  30. Increasing AvailabilityLive Migration Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Memory Content Memory Sync Configuration Data Cluster Node 1 Cluster Node 2 User VHD Network Storage

  31. IIS 7.5 FTP Services • Supports New Web Standards • FTP over SSL • USC and UTF8 • IPv6 • Virtual Host Names

  32. IIS 7.0 Extensions Available in R2

  33. OS Componentization • The OS as Components • Install only what you need • Example: Server Core, Branch RoDC • Role = Active Directory Services • Features = BitLocker • Server = Kernel, TCP/IP & Security

  34. Simplifying Deployment • Boot from .vhd • Enables pre-configuration of virtual and physical computers • Reduces the number of managed images • Simplifies test deployments VHD Boot

  35. Storage technology improvements • Support for solid state devices • Supports new server trend; increases performance and reliability • iSCSI performance enhancements • Reduction in processor utilization achieves ‘wire speed’ throughput • Multi-path performance optimization • If primary storage path fails, R2 automatically tracks to alternate routes • Storage config snapshot • Allows rollback to previous safe storage system configuration out-of-box

  36. New Management Tools • Enhanced IIS Manager • Configuration Editor • IIS Manager UI Extensions • Request Filtering • Windows PowerShell Provider • .NET on Server Core

  37. DirectAccess™ • Remote access is now ubiquitous • Comprehensive anywhere access for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 • Seamless, always-on, secure connectivity; no separate client software required • Utilizes networking technologies already in Windows Server 2008 • No separate action required to connect to corpnet while remote. Corpnet is simply there. • Leverages policy-based network access • Enables desktop management regardless of client location.

  38. DirectAccess™ IPv4 Devices IPv6 Devices Support IPv4 via 6to4 transition services or NAT-PT IT desktop management DirectAccess provides transparent, secured access to intranet resources without a VPN Native IPv6 with IPSec Allows desktop management of DirectAccess clients AD Group Policy, NAP, software updates IPv6 Transition Services Supports direct connectivity to IPv6-based intranet resources DirectAccess Server Internet Supports variety of remote network protocols Allows IPSec encryption and authentication Windows 7 Client

  39. With DirectAccess, CCO is saving about $40,000 a year by eliminating its VPN and all its associated hardware, software, licensing, and carrier charges • -Convergent Computing Customer Evidence • Employee productivity has improved so much that he was able to defer hiring additional sales and management personnel this year. “The $120,000 to $150,000 a year it would cost to fund these positions now goes straight to our bottom line or gets distributed to current employees to help preclude layoffs in the future • -Convergent Computing

  40. BranchCache™ • Reduces Wide Area Network (WAN) link utilization • Completely transparent to the user • Supports end-to-end encryption between clients and servers • HTTP, SMB and BITS protocols are optimized • Two deployment models: • Distributed mode • Hosted caching

  41. Improving Branch PerformanceHosted Caching Second client downloads from hosted cache Content pushed to hosted cache from first client Client 1 Main Office First client downloads data from main office server Client 2 Branch Office Second client downloads identifiers from main office server

  42. Technology to Business Value Hardware & Facilities Labor/Productivity Software Reduce Hardware, Facilities, Power through Virtualization Reduce Power Consumption Reduce Network Bandwidth Automate Deployments Automate Administration Remote Management Work Remotely Broad Capabilities, Reduce Suppliers Unlimited Virtualization Rights with Datacenter Edition Align Return with Investment Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads Security Business Continuity & Compliance Data Protection Network Access Best Practices Analysis Performance, Redundant Systems & Sites Dynamic Infrastructure Robust Audit Infrastructure

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