The new Windows Server 8 is expected to release in a couple weeks, and according to the executives of Microsoft Corp., it is the most storage-focused operating system release to date.
Windows Server 8 will replace Windows Server 2008. New OS will have various new features added to it, however, one cool feature that administrators are excited to see is the Live Migration, which lets administrators store copies of virtual machines to be moved from one storage server to another without taking down the VM.
Jim Pinkerton, a partner architect in Microsoft’s File Server Technologies development group said, “The Live Migration upgrade will also remove downtime on Patch Tuesdays by allowing administrators to migrate virtual machines and applications onto another server node, upgrade the original server and then migrate the applications back.”
The new operating system will also support Hyper-V and SQL Server running over the Samba file sharing protocol Sever Message Block (SMB) v2.2, including remote direct memory access (RDMA) over Ethernet and InfiniBand.
Windows Server 8 will not only assist companies with regulatory compliance and civil ligation by offering document classification, but also a number of workers who work at IT related fields. For more information about the new operating systems, please visit http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/windows-server-8-to-be-storage-focused/144921.