Content type: Announcements
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Building the Windows Admin Center ecosystem with partners – SDK preview release
It’s been an amazing three weeks since the announcement of Windows Admin Center, the future of Windows Server and Windows management for IT admins. We’re continuing to see tremendous adoption from customers... -
Microsoft Pre-Build update: Developer innovation with Windows Server 2019 and Azure
This blog post was co-authored by Taylor Brown, Principal Program Manager Lead, Windows Server and Monojit Bhattacharya, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Windows Server. Enterprises are adopting digital transformation to engage end users, offer competitive products, empower their employees, and improve operations. To drive this transformation, developers need a modern platform that helps them deliver innovation at -
Announcing Windows Admin Center: Our reimagined management experience
At Ignite 2017, we unveiled and showcased the technical preview of Project “Honolulu” to the world for the first time. It sparked a flame of excitement in IT admins’ hearts... -
Introducing Windows Server 2019 – now available in preview
Today is a big day for Windows Server! On behalf of the entire Windows Server team, I am delighted to announce Windows Server 2019 will be generally available in the second half of calendar year 2018. Starting now, you can access the preview build through our Insiders program... -
Windows Server 2016’s Storage Spaces Direct wins CRN Product of the Year
This month Windows Server 2016 and its Storage Spaces Direct technology won Product of the Year from Computer Reseller News for the Software-defined Storage category. Winners were chosen through a combination of editorial selection and a survey sent to solution providers to capture real-world satisfaction among partners and their customers. The top five finalists in -
Securing modernized apps and simplified networking on Windows with Calico
Containers have become synonymous with application modernization, and Kubernetes has become the leading solution for orchestrating containerized applications. With Windows Server version 1709, Windows now has parity with Linux for Kubernetes networking from a platform perspective. -
Webcast: How to leverage Azure for your Windows Server environment
Hello Windows Server Nation! I spend a lot of time traveling and talking to customers, and I love to hear about all the innovative ways you use Windows Server to run mission-critical workloads... -
In practice: How customers are using Shielded Virtual Machines to secure data
You’ve read and heard a lot from Microsoft about the unprecedented security provided by Shielded Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2016, but how is this feature being used by real customers? We decided to round up a few customer stories for you, to illustrate the various real-world benefits being reported by users of Shielded VMs -
Windows Server preview build 17035 available for Windows Insiders!
We’re at full speed ahead! Just three weeks ago, we made available Windows Server, version 1709, the first release in the new Semi-Annual Channel release cadence, and today we’re making available the first preview build for the next release in this channel. The preview build 17035 is now available for download for Windows Insiders. The -
Modernize Windows Server backups with Azure Backup
This blog post was authored by Shivam Garg, Principal PM, Azure Backup. Are you still using traditional Windows Server Backup (WSB) to back up your servers to locally attached media or network shares? It’s time to take a hard look at the cloud for your backup needs. Advances in security and performance make Azure Backup -
Windows Server, version 1709 available for download!
What a great day! Back in June, we announced Windows Server was joining the Semi-Annual Channel release cadence to deliver innovation at a faster pace. Two weeks ago at Ignite, we announced Windows Server, version 1709, the first release in this new model, and today you can start using it!