Windows 8 & Server 2012 For The Cloud And Below

Olav Tvedt, MVP

Twitter: @olavtwitt

Blog: olavtvedt.blogspot.com

Agenda

• Windows Server 2012

• Windows 8

• Windows 8 Tablet

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 8

Centralized server management o Server Manager

o Multiserver view

o Remote Management

o Powershell*

Task Manager o Tabs

o Search the web/online

o Monitor and Control

* ∼200 commandlets in Server 2008 R2 Vs. ∼ 2300 in Server 8)

Windows Server 2012 Virtualization Changes

o VM Replication

o VM from file server

o Live Storage Migration

o VHDX format (up to 64 TB)

o ODX (Offline Data Transfer)

o HW Improvements hosts

- 320 Logical Processors

- 1024 Virtual Processors

- 4 TB Memory

- 64 Nodes in a clusters

- 1024 Active Vms per host

- 4000 Active VMs per failover cluster

o HW(?) improvements guests

- Up to 64 virtual processors per VM

- Up to 1 TB memory per VM

o Cloud Backup

Windows Server 2012

Storage Changes o Faster and more reliable

o Disk De-Duplication

o ODX (Offline Data Transfer)

o Storage Spaces and Storage Pools

o Check Disk runs FAST

o Bitlocker on clusted disks

Windows Server 2012

DirectAccess o One Interface

o Support for non-IPv6 server resources

o Behinde NAT

o Can use only one public IP

o Don’t require PKI (maybe:-s) - Windows 8 Clients Only - Single Ipsec Tunnel

Active Directory

Virtual Supported o Snapshotting supported

o Cloning supported

Extended Powershell Support o ADAC Powershell History Viewer

ADAC GUI For o Fine Grain Password Policy

o Recycle Bin

Active Directory Product Activation o No More KMS

More About AD:

Webcast: Brian Desmond - What's new in Windows Server 8 Active Directory

Windows 8

Windows 8

• Setup Experience o Reduced install time - Win7 20 min/Win8 8 min

o Web install / USB Install

• Quick Fix You PC o Reset your PC – Remove all personal data, apps, and settings from

the PC, and reinstall Windows.

o Refresh your PC – Keep all personal data, “Interface Formerly Know AS Metro” style apps, and important settings from the PC, and reinstall Windows.

Windows 8

• Hyper-V

• Active Directory based Activation (KMS)

• Task Manager

• Windows Explorer improvements o Ribbon

o Mount VHD and ISO files

o Up Button (Can use Alt + Up Arrow Today)

o Move/Copy To

o Copy Path

Windows 8 • Security

o Bitlocker

- Encrypt Only Used Disk Space

- TPM Pin Set By Users

- TPM Pin Change For Ordinary Users

o Windows Defender

o Secure Boot

• Windows To Go

o Boot from USB

o Complete installation (apps and everything you need)

http://olavtvedt.blogspot.no/2012/06/teched-amsterdam-windows-8-to-go.html

Why Windows 8 Tablet • Security

o Active Directory

o Patching

o Antivirus

o Firewall

• Management

o Active Directory

o Group Policy

o System Center suite

• User Experience

o “Interface Formerly Know AS Metro” Style

o DirectAccess

o Local Apps/Virtual App

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