Jeffrey Snover articles
WS-Management ISO/IEC Standard
Evolution of standards-based management in Windows In a world where management has shifted from managing one server to managing many complex, heterogeneous servers and clouds, standards-based management—long supported by Microsoft—has become essential.
Software Defined Networking, Enabled in Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1, Virtual Machine Manager
Unlocking Network Flexibility, Efficiency, and Multi-tenancy for the Cloud We are very excited about the promise of Software Defined Networking (SDN) for enabling automation, flexibility, and reliability in the multi-tenant cloud.
Download the beta release of Windows Server 2012 Essentials today!
What an exciting time to be part of the Windows Server team! Earlier this week we announced the RTM and general availability of Windows Server 2012 in conjunction with the Windows 8 team’s announcement of their dates.
The Windows Server 2012 Information Experience
I recently had a conversation where someone was talking about the difference between people vested in their community and those that aren’t.
Open Management Infrastructure
Many years ago, Microsoft joined with other companies to define the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), a set of standards to abstract the devices on a PC (and later, a server) for the OS. The HAL is the unsung hero of the computing industry, allowing an amazing level of choice and interoperability in the x86 ecosystem.
Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available now
Great news! We reached another important milestone on the road to the final release of the cloud optimized OS: Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) is available now for download and evaluation.
Windows Server 2012, PowerShell 3.0 and DevOps, Part 2
This concludes my two part series. In my first post, I provided some background information about PowerShell and DevOps. In this post, I’ll provide you a bunch of specifics. PowerShell 3.0, like Windows Server 2012, has a ton of new features and enhancements so I’ll only scratch the surface.
Windows Server 2012, PowerShell 3.0 and DevOps, Part 1…
In the first of a two part series, I provide some background information about PowerShell and DevOps. In the second post, I’ll provide you a bunch of specifics. PowerShell 3.
Improved Server Manageability through Customer Feedback: How the Customer Experience Improvement Program makes Windows Server 2012 a better product for IT Professionals
I once talked to a doctor who told me about a recent patient that had serious medical symptoms for over a year before visiting the doctor. He said that if the patient had mentioned these symptoms when they first arose, the prognosis was very good but now the patient was in trouble.
Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
The other day I was in a conversation where I drew the distinction between reliable and robust. I hadn’t really thought about it precisely but when asked to articulate the distinction I said that robust was “reliable across a wide range of conditions”.