Windows Server 2008 R2

Overview

Windows Server Release CadenceDelivering on the Promise of New Value

Major Release2003

Release Update2005

Major Release2008

Release update2009 H2

Next Major Release2012?

TODAY

2 years

2 years

4 years

R2 Overview

Customer Feedback: Regular, compatible, and consistent server updates with great targeted innovationR2 Approach

Major release (4 years) includes minor “R2” updateFocus on feature refinement & addressing industry trendsOptional nature gives IT flexibility to deploy latest technology No new CALs but delivers on SA valueEmphasis on compatibility for hardware, apps, drivers

This R2 Release Joint development among client and server First 64-Bit Only release

Power Virtualization Multi/Many-core 64-Bit

Addressing Industry Trends

Application Compatibility for Windows Server 2008 R2

Software applications designed for Windows Server 2008 may not be automatically compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2.Microsoft is recommending enterprises test and evaluate software applications for full functionality on Windows Server 2008 R2.ISVs, IT Pros and developers should test custom and packaged software applications designed for Windows Server 2008 before deploying on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft is working with ISVs to critical apps, such as anti-virus, back-up and management software.Microsoft is offering an easy path to WS08R2 certification at no cost to all WS08 certified applications through the completion of the “Works with” 2008 R2 test.

Management WebVirtualization

IIS 7.5

ASP .NET on Server Core

Enhanced FTP and WebDAV

Administration Modules & Cmdlets

Hyper-V™ with Live Migration

Hot Add/Remove VM Storage

Remote Desktop Services

Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads

Power Management

Windows PowerShell

AD Administrative Center

Best Practices Analyzer

Better Together with Windows 7

Scalability and Reliability

DirectAccess™BranchCache™Enhanced Group Policies RemoteApp & Desktop Connections

256 Core SupportComponentizationBoot from SAN or VHDSupport for Solid-state DevicesFile Classification Infrastructure

Technology Investment Areas

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 R2 - Hyper-V

64 logical processor support

Live Migration

Processor compatibility for Live

Migration

Cluster Shared Volumes

Hot Add/remove of Storage

TCP Offload support

Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ)

Support

Delivers high levels of availability for production workloads via flexible and dynamic management while reducing overall costs through efficient server consolidation via:

RDS – Flexible Virtualization Platform for Remote Desktop and App Deployments

Virtual machine-based Remote Desktops (“Server-hosted Virtual Desktops”)

Session-based Remote Desktops and Apps(formerly known as Terminal Services)

Remote Protocol

Office

Mobile

Home

Customer Evidence

By using improved Hyper-V™ technology and Remote Desktop Services, Continental expects to increase system uptime, implement new services in minutes instead of weeks, and save up to U.S.$1.5 million a year in hardware, software, labor, implementation, and related operational costs-Continental Airlines

“In our environment, a single physical server running Windows Server 2008 and the original Hyper-V can support about 10 to 15 of our standard workloads. Windows Server 2008 R2 with the improved Hyper-V can support more than 30. From a fixed capital asset perspective alone, that’s a savings of $60,000 to $80,000 per Hyper-V server.”-Continental Airlines

Management

PowerShell 2.0Over 240 new cmdlets out of box

Grows to over 600 with release of new Server platforms (Exchange, SQL, MOSS)

Graphical UINew integrated development environment, similar to Visual Studio, for easier custom script creation

Extend PowerShell scripts.NET support, compile scripts in C# or VB.NET, improved debugging, internationalization features

Supports remote managementscenarios

Excellent customer outreach via http://powershellcommunity.org

AD & Identity Management

Active Directory server role enhancements

New forest functional levelPowerShell managementMicrosoft System Center Management Pack

Active Directory Administrative CenterRecycle BinOffline domain joinManaged service accounts

Active Directory Federated Services update

Authentication assurance

Best Practice Analyzer

Best Practice Analyzer concept extended per strong customer feedback

BPAs now role-based an integrated in R2 out-of-boxValidates configuration informationEnhances infrastructure reliabilityImproves compliance with service level agreements & best practices

Power Savings

Web

Internet Information Services 7.5

More Reliable More Control More Secure More Choice

Increased availability through dynamic request handling, improved caching and powerful troubleshooting tools

Simplified, distributed management through set of customizable administration tools with easier application deployment for developers

Improved security and server protection through reduced server footprint and enhanced publishing and request filtering capabilities

Flexible platform with enhanced support for multiple application development platforms and media content delivery

● Scalable Web Infrastructure

● Dynamic Caching and Compression

● Rich Diagnostic Tools

● Powerful Administration Tools

● Centralized Web Management

● Delegated Remote Management

● Enhanced Server Protection

● Secure Content Publishing

● Improved Access Protection

● ASP.NET and PHP Support

● Modular & Extensible Web Server

● Intelligent Media Serving

Scalability and Reliability

Processor Power and Memory Capacity

Improved physical processor and memory resources

Runs exclusively on 64-bit processorsSupports up to 256 logical processor cores

Improved virtual processor resources

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V supports up to 64 logical processor coresSupports Second-Level Address Translation (SLAT) and CPU Core Parking

Data Management Challenges

Increasing data management needs / many data management products

Storage growth Compliance Requirements

Security - Data Leakage

Prevention

Storage cost

Security

Replication

HSM

Backup

Expiration

Archive

Encryption

File Classification Infrastructure

In-box, end-to-end scenariosIntegration with SharePointExtensible infrastructure & Partner ecosystem

Set classification properties API for external applications

Classify Data Store classification

properties

Apply Policy based on

classification

Discover Data

Examine Data for qualities

bearing on classification

Get classification properties API for external applications

File Classification Extensibility points

Customer benefits

Reduce Cost Expire files to reduce

storage purchasing needs

Move files to less expensive storage

Optimize backup SLAs Replicate only business

related files

Manage risk Find sensitive files on

public servers Watermark documents Keep files containing

personal information encrypted in backup

Apply rights management to high secrecy files

Comply with retention policies

Based on business value …

Inbox functionality Partner/IT

Better Together

Remote Access for Mobile Workers Make Users Productive Anywhere

Situation Today WSR2/ W7 Solution

New network paradigm enables same experience inside & outside the officeSeamless access to network resources increases productivity of mobile usersInfrastructure investments also make it easy to service mobile PCs and distribute updates and polices

Difficult for users to access corporate resources from outside the officeChallenging for IT to manage, update, patch mobile PCs while disconnected from company network

HomeOffice Home

DirectAccess™

Office

Branch Office Network Performance Make Users Productive Anywhere RSR2/W7 Solution

Caches content downloaded from file and Web serversUsers in the branch can quickly open files stored in the cacheFrees up network bandwidth for other uses

BranchCache™

Application and data access over WAN is slow in branch officesSlow connections hurt user productivity Improving network performance is expensive and difficult to implement

Situation Today

Customer Evidence

“Taking advantage of the BranchCache feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, we can spend $20,000 rather than $50,000 per year on bandwidth by postponing our expansion schedule.”-Sporton

Using the BranchCache™ features in Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7, CCO has simplified remote connection to its network and speed the downloading of important files. It has cut costs by eliminating its virtual private network and has seen a 43 percent savings in wide area network (WAN) bandwidth.-Convergent Computing

Summary

Increased server consolidationGreater administrative controlRich Web-based experiencesPerformance and scalability enhancementsUnprecedented synergies with client OSAnywhere access

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Internal and External Pressures

Increasing Complexity

Blending Worlds

Strategic IT

Globalization

Emergent Competitors

Evolving Business Models

Security

Global Financial Tu

rbulence

Regulation

Environmental Concerns

Local issues

People are the key to meeting today's challenges

Where People and Organizations have

Flexibility through Choice

Balancing Access for People

and Control for the Enterprise

Where Everyone can Contribute to

Business Success

With a Broad Range of Tools for People across the Enterprise

Increasing AvailabilityLive Migration

ClusterNode 1

Network Storage

ClusterNode 2

Configuration Data

Virtual Machine

Memory Content

VHD

Memory Sync

Virtual Machine

User

IIS 7.5 FTP Services

Supports New Web Standards

FTP over SSLUSC and UTF8IPv6

Virtual Host Names

IIS 7.0 Extensions Available in R2Extension RTW Beta Futur

eFTP Publishing Service for IIS 7.0

WebDAV for IIS 7.0

IIS 7.0 Manager for Remote Administration

IIS 7.0 Administration Pack

Windows PowerShell Provider for IIS 7.0

URL Rewriter

URL Scan

Web Playlists

Bit Rate Throttling

Application Request Routing

Web Deployment Tool

Database Manager

Web Platform Installer

Web Application Installer

OS Componentization

The OS as ComponentsInstall only what you need

Example: Server Core, Branch RoDC

Role = Active Directory ServicesFeatures = BitLockerServer = Kernel, TCP/IP & Security

Simplifying Deployment

Boot from .vhdEnables pre-configuration of virtual and physical computersReduces the number of managed imagesSimplifies test deployments

Boot

VHD

Storage technology improvementsSupport for solid state devices

Supports new server trend; increases performance and reliability

iSCSI performance enhancementsReduction in processor utilization achieves ‘wire speed’ throughput

Multi-path performance optimizationIf primary storage path fails, R2 automatically tracks to alternate routes

Storage config snapshotAllows rollback to previous safe storage system configuration out-of-box

New Management Tools

Enhanced IIS ManagerConfiguration EditorIIS Manager UI ExtensionsRequest Filtering

Windows PowerShell Provider.NET on Server Core

DirectAccess™

Remote access is now ubiquitousComprehensive anywhere access for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Seamless, always-on, secure connectivity; no separate client software requiredUtilizes networking technologies already in Windows Server 2008 No separate action required to connect to corpnet while remote. Corpnet is simply there.Leverages policy-based network accessEnables desktop management regardless of client location.

IPv6 Devices IPv4 Devices

DirectAccessServer

Windows 7 Client

Native IPv6 with IPSec

IPv6 Transition Services

Supports variety of remote network protocols

DirectAccess™

DirectAccess provides transparent, secured

access to intranet resources without a

VPN

Allows desktop management of

DirectAccess clients

Allows IPSec encryption and authentication

Supports direct connectivity to IPv6-

based intranet resources

Support IPv4 via 6to4 transition

services or NAT-PTIT desktop manageme

nt

AD Group Policy, NAP,

software updates

Internet

Customer Evidence

With DirectAccess, CCO is saving about $40,000 a year by eliminating its VPN and all its associated hardware, software, licensing, and carrier charges-Convergent Computing

Employee productivity has improved so much that he was able to defer hiring additional sales and management personnel this year. “The $120,000 to $150,000 a year it would cost to fund these positions now goes straight to our bottom line or gets distributed to current employees to help preclude layoffs in the future-Convergent Computing

BranchCache™

Reduces Wide Area Network (WAN) link utilizationCompletely transparent to the userSupports end-to-end encryption between clients and serversHTTP, SMB and BITS protocols are optimizedTwo deployment models:

Distributed modeHosted caching

1.First client downloads data from main office server

Client 1

Client 2

Branch Office

Improving Branch PerformanceHosted Caching

2.Content pushed to hosted cache from first client

3.Second client downloads identifiers from main office server

4.Second client downloads from hosted cache

Main Office

Technology to Business ValueLabor/

ProductivitySoftwareHardware &

FacilitiesBroad Capabilities, Reduce Suppliers

Unlimited Virtualization Rights with Datacenter Edition

Align Return with Investment

Reduce Hardware, Facilities, Power through Virtualization

Reduce Power Consumption

Reduce Network Bandwidth

Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads

Automate Deployments

Automate Administration

Remote Management

Work Remotely

Business Continuity & Compliance

Security

Performance, Redundant Systems & Sites

Dynamic Infrastructure

Robust Audit Infrastructure

Data Protection

Network Access

Best Practices Analysis