Windows Server 8 Reporting for Cloud Duty
It is still probably a year or two away, but that didn't stop Microsoft from promoting Windows Server 8 at the recent Build show.
While details were not as forthcoming as they were with the Windows 8 client, Microsoft did whet our server whistle just a bit. It seems every Microsoft presentation has to be peppered liberally with the word "cloud" these days, and Windows Server 8 was no exception. The company claims the new server OS is thoroughly "cloud-optimized" and, through the support of large clusters, can support large and scalable cloud services. And to improve uptime, Microsoft is enhancing Live Migration so there is no interruption when a virtual hard drive is moved from one machine to another.
Microsoft is also looking to lower the cost of storage by turning Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD) into a unified cloudy storage pool.
Are you jonesin' for Windows Server 8? If so, what would like to see in it? Advice welcome at [email protected].
Posted by Doug Barney on 09/27/2011 at 12:47 PM