Windows Server 2016

Recently, Microsoft launched their new Windows Server 2016 and System Centre 2016. The server is going to come with newly refurbished features including the Hyper-V containerisation and Nano Server improvements both in the front and centre.

The Technical Preview 4 has been timed to concur with the 30th birthday of Windows and comes with a series of enhancements. Most of these enhancements come from the user feedback of the previous version 3 that was released in August this year. Windows Server 2016 platform comes with expanded capabilities in the Nano Server. The addition of Hyper-V and Window Server containers has made it an advanced option to cater for the needs of most users. It is given a well-defined data centre capabilities that comprise of computing and storage networking hence making it light as well as reducing related costs. This capability is also meant to improve its security.

The improved software-defined data centre support that comes with Windows Server 2016 gives it an intuitive user interface and management offering. The Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Cloud and Enterprise declared that the Windows Server 2016 and System Centre 2016 is going to foster cloud-borne technologies together with the ancient data centre hence making it easy to utilize the available resources for creativity and innovation to users.

You will have to go through a series of nips, tucks and tweaks. However, the Public Preview for the Hyper-V containers will be offered to enable high isolation situations. The Hyper-V containers come with a combination of maximum flexibility and a protected environment making it ideal for many users. The Windows Nano Server has been cut down to help customers in reducing their footprints as it requires less complex solutions. This ability enables it to offer easy sharing of folders as well as the ability to explore folders in the host container into the container. This implies that they share access to host storage between the persistent storage container and containers. Resource controls back it up hence providing fine options for companies working in the container environment.

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