Introducing Windows Server 2012 and the Private Cloud

Presented by Greg Tomsho

Introducing Windows Server 2012 and the Private Cloud

Presented by Greg Tomsho

Session Outline

• What is Cloud Computing?• Introducing Windows Server 2012• Windows Server 2012 and the Private

Cloud• Microsoft’s New(est) Certification Strategy

What is Cloud Computing?

What is Cloud Computing?

The Internet – the original Cloud

What is Cloud Computing?

• Cloud computing:– Abstracts the details of how applications,

storage, network, and other computing resources are delivered

– Uses virtualization, remote access methods (remote desktop), shared storage, multi-tenancy

– Top cloud application is storage, followed by conferencing/collaboration

What is Cloud Computing?

• Two broad cloud computing categories:– Public cloud

• Computing resources are provided by a third party• Computing resources are accessed via the Internet

– Private cloud• Computing resources are provided by your IT

department• Resources are virtualized so that much of the

processing occurs in the IT datacenter

What is Cloud Computing?

Public cloud

What is Cloud Computing?

Private cloud

Internal datacenter

Typical LAN or WAN connection

What is Cloud Computing?

• The three aaS of cloud computing:– Software as a Service (SaaS)– Platform as a Service (PaaS)– Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Other aaS that are subsets of these– Network as a Service, Storage as a Service,

Security as a Service, Desktop as a Service, Data as a Service, and so on.

What is Cloud Computing?

• Are you using public cloud computing?– The answer is yes, if you use:

• Google Apps (including Gmail)• Microsoft Office 365• Dropbox, iCloud, SkyDrive, Box, etc.• Netflix (uses Amazon’s public cloud service)• or a host of other online services

What is Cloud Computing?

• Are you using private cloud computing?– The answer is yes if:

• you use virtual desktops at work• you use Windows remote desktop to access your

applications and/or desktop interface• connect to virtualized applications or servers

What is Cloud Computing?

• Why use cloud computing?– Lower up-front costs to get an application off the

ground– 50% of companies planning or in the process of

migrating to cloud computing– Influenced by employees using personal

computing devices– Lower maintenance burden– 13% savings for IT budgets reported after

adoption of cloud computing

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Introducing Windows Server 2012

“Built from the cloud up”

“Modern workstyle, enabled”

“Power of many servers, simplicity of one”

“Every app, any cloud”

“Beyond virtualization”

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Introducing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 – New Features

Hyper-V 3.0

PowerShell Expansion

Storage SpacesDynamic Access

Control

Resilient File System (ReFS)

IP Address Management (IPAM)

Windows Server 2012 – New Features

Hyper-V 3.0

32 virtual CPUs (up from only 4)

VMs with max 512 GB of RAM (up from 32)

Hyper-V Replica disaster-recovery

Hyper-V client (on Windows 8)

Windows Server 2012 – New Features

Storage Spaces

Allows ‘pooling’ of physical disk resources

Flexible, low-cost fault tolerance

Local and remote management

Windows Server 2012 – New Features

Dynamic Access Control

Fine-grained resource access controls

Control access to resources by user attribute

Classify data and resources

Windows Server 2012 – New Features

Resilient File System (ReFS)

More reliable when sudden crashes or power outages occur

Better handling of corrupt data

Microsoft’s Private Cloud

Comprehensive cloud platform

Built from the ground-up for virtualization

System Center 2012 SP1

Hyper-V 3.0

using

Windows Server 2012

Microsoft’s Private Cloud

How does Microsoft define a Private Cloud?

Pooled resources for dynamic provisioning and scaling

Elastic resources for automatic scaling

Self-service of computing resources

Usage-based resource metering

Microsoft’s Private Cloud

How does Microsoft deliver the private cloud?

Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V

System Center 2012 SP1

Create and manage virtual machines on a single server

Virtual Machine Manager

App Controller

Microsoft’s Private Cloud

Microsoft Server Certifications

• Demand for Cloud Professionals will grow by 26% annually – IDC report– 7 million cloud-related jobs today– 11 million by 2015– 26% growth/year through 2015

• Microsoft has designed their new certifications to fill this need

Microsoft Server Certifications

We’ve com full circle!

Microsoft Server Certifications

Associate(MCSA)

Expert(MCSE)

Master(MCSM)

Beginner(MTA)

Microsoft Technology Associate

• MTA IT Infrastructure Track– Recommended for entry point into IT certification and

job preparation– Exams delivered by Certiport or Prometric

• Exams– 98-349: Windows OS Fundamentals – 98-365: Windows Server Admin Fundamentals– 98-366: Networking Fundamentals– 98-367: Security Fundamentals

• Also has database and development tracks

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate(MCSA)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert(MCSE)

OR

Certification Upgrade Paths

• MCSA: Windows Server 2008 or MCITP: Server Administrator to MCSA Windows Server 2012– One exam: Upgrading your skills to MCSA

Windows Server 2012 (Exam 417)

• MCSA: Windows Server 2008 or MCITP: SA or EA to MCSE: Server Infrastructure – Three exams: 417, 413, 414

Thanks for Coming!