Windows 8 for the EnterpriseMartin Cullen, Director Microsoft Ireland

Windows• Now running on >1.3 billion PCs

• A vibrant, global ecosystem• Windows 7, fastest selling operating

system in history, runs more than 41% of all Internet connected PCs worldwide

• Windows is for everyone• Students, small businesses, big

businesses, governments, NGOs and more

• Runs on the broadest range of devices that come in all shapes, sizes and colors

• Windows 8 is Windows Reimagined• Delivers a no compromise experience• Supports x86/64 and ARM architectures

• Biggest developer opportunity

Windows 8 Milestones

DEVELOPER

PREVIEW(Pre-beta)

CONSUMER

PREVIEW(Beta)

RELEASE PREVIEW

(Beta)

RELEASE TO MANUFACTU

RERTM

GENERAL AVAILABI

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13 Sept 29 Feb 31 May

work-lifeblur

more mobile

techsavvy

multiple devices

digital generatio

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fastpaced

Windows To GoDirectAccessMobile Broadband

Touch First, Keyboard & MouseApps from Windows StoreProductivity & LOB Desktop apps

Secure Boot, Trusted BootBitlocker, Virtual smartcardsDynamic Access Control

High Fidelity User ExperienceClient Hyper –V, PowerShellGroup Policy, Push-button Reset

No Compromise Business Tablet

New Possibilities in Mobile Productivity

Enhanced End-to-End Security

Virtualization and Management

Devices & Experiences Users Want

Enterprise-GradeSolutionsEnterprise-GradeSolutions

Devices & Experiences Users Love

Windows 8 for the Enterprise

Single largest potential market for your apps

500M

Windows

234M

Android phones

112M

iPhone

40M

iPad

13M

Android tablets

30M

Mac

Windows Server “8” Beta 7

Micrsoft/VMware Comparison

System Resource Windows Server 2012 RC Hyper-V

VMwareESXi 5.0

VMware vSphere 5.0 Enterprise Plus

Host

Logical Processors 320 160 160

Physical Memory 4TB 32GB1 2TB

Virtual CPUs per Host 2,048 2,048 2,048

VM

Virtual CPUs per VM 64 8 322

Memory per VM 1TB 32GB1 1TB

Active VMs per Host 1,024 512 512

Guest NUMA Yes Yes Yes

ClusterMaximum Nodes 64 N/A3 32

Maximum VMs 4,000 N/A3 3,000

Deploy Windows 7!Leverage

Citrix

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What can a Windows 8 app

do for your business?

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