Now that Windows Server 2012 is generally available the question on most solution provider’s minds is what can it do for the data centre?
Microsoft Corp. is calling this release the cornerstone of the Cloud OS that will provide a modern platform for the world’s applications.
At a keynote address yesterday, Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft Server and Tools Business, said the operating system has always been the heartbeat of IT and is now undergoing a renaissance in the new world of continuous cloud services, connected devices and big data.
“Microsoft’s unique legacy in the most widely used operating systems, applications and cloud services positions us to deliver the Cloud OS, based on Windows Server and Windows Azure, helping customers achieve a data centre without boundaries,” Nadella said.
Here is the case for Windows Server 2012 for the data centre:
1.Microsoft built Windows Server 2012 from the cloud up, applying its experience operating global data centers that rely on hundreds of thousands of servers to deliver more than 200 cloud services.
2.Windows Server 2012 incorporates traditionally separate technologies, such as advanced storage, networking, virtualization and automation capabilities.
3.New features are aimed at speed, scale and power for data centres and applications.
4.In combination with Windows Azure and System Center, Windows Server 2012 manages and delivers applications and services across private, hosted and public clouds.