Windows Server 2008 for Hosting providers

Product Overview

Christopher SamsonSr. Hosting Technology SpecialistMicrosoft

Agenda• Windows Server 2008 Product

Overview• Competitive Positioning and

Objection Handling• Top 10 reasons for hosting providers

to upgrade• Roadmap• Key Takeaways

Product Overview

SecurityWeb Virtualization

Solid Foundation for Hosted Business Workloads

Windows Server 2008

Reduces costs, increases hardware utilization and optimizes your infrastructure• Hyper– V (WSv)• TS (Remote App, G/W)

Delivers rich web-based experiences efficiently and effectively • IIS 7• WSS 3.0

Provides unprecedented levels of protection • RODC• RMS• BitLocker

Most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date

Server Core PowerShellWDSClusteringServer Manager

Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads

Windows Server 2008

Most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to dateProvides the most versatile and reliable Windows platform for all of our hosting providers workloads and hosted SaaS application requirements

Key Scenario Key Technologies BenefitEnhanced Server Management

• Server Manager• PowerShell• WinRS/WinRM

• Improves IT Productivity by allowing administrators to determine server status and make changes, and to automate tasks that are manual and time-consuming

Minimal and Reliable Server Roles

• Server Manager• Server Core

• Deploy and patch only the server components needed for server roles

• Minimal server install for high availability of critical server roles

Enhanced use of the IT Infrastructure

• Complete Redesign of TCP/IP

• QoS• Failover Clustering

• Better use of the network bandwidth , faster data transfers, improved connection reliability

• Easy cluster setup. No single point of failure. Easy Geo-Clustering scenarios.

Sample of RDP Customers• EPG:

• Merck & Company Inc.• Norwalk Public Schools

• Mid-Market• The Jackson Laboratory• EMS Group

Web

Windows Server 2008

Allows our hosting

providers to offer a secure, modular and

rich web-platform to

their SMB and ISV’s

customers efficiently and

effectively

Key Scenario Key Technology BenefitEnhanced Web server deployment and management

• Internet Information Server 7.0

• Increased IT Productivity through simpler application deployment and delegate management

• More Secure, Reliable and reduced downtime

Streamlined and Performance web Server

• IIS 7.0• X64• .NET 3.5• Server Core

• Componentized install

• Industry Shift to x64 Hardware

• .NET 3.5 Framework included

• Minimal Server Install

• PHP Support

Sample of EAP Hosting Customers

Windows Server 2008Virtualizati

on

Reduces costs,

increases hardware utilization, optimizes

our hosting providers

infrastructure, and

improves server

availability

Key Scenario Key Technology BenefitServer Virtualization • Hyper-V

(former codename Viridian)

• Server Core

• Greater Scalability and improved performance

• Security• Small install footprint

(2GB)• Better flexibility and

manageabilityPresentation

Virtualization• Terminal Services

Gateway (TS Gateway)

• Terminal Services RemoteApp

• Increased user productivity

• Faster deployment time

• Easier application management

• Increased Security

Sample of RDP Hosting Customer

• Rackspace Managed Hosting

Windows Server Virtualization Scenarios

Test and Developmen

t

Business Continuity Management

Dynamic Datacenter

Production Server Consolidation

Winning with Virtualization

Management

Server Virtualization

Application Virtualizatio

n

Desktop Virtualizatio

n

Presentation Virtualizatio

n

Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server

2008

Top 10 reasons for hosting providers upgrade

# Reason Key Feature

1 Protecting your network from viruses and enforcing compliance

Network Access Protection -NAP

2 Providing efficient, low – overhead core services with a reduce attach surface

Server Core

3 Meeting next generation security threats to providers managed network and datacenters

Windows Server 2008 security

4 Consolidation, compatibility and centralization for providers to maximize investment in existing and new 64-bit H/W

Windows Server Virtualization

5 Providing flexible centralized application access for remote and mobile users (hosted SMB customers @ provider)

Terminal Services

6 Enabling more secure collaboration Federated Rights and Identity Management

7 Easing administration, management and automation for hosting operations teams of Windows

Server Manager and PowerShell

8 Delivering rich web content, applications and streaming media to hosted businesses and ISV’s

Internet Information Services 7.0

9 Mitigating next-generation security threats to your network, data and business

Windows Server 2008 security enhancements

10 Business continuity for mission critical hosted applications Failover Clustering

Roadmap

Windows ServerRoadmap

Code Name “Longhorn” RC1

“Hyper-V”

R2

RTMWS08 +180

days

RTMWS08 +180

days

RTM –February 28, 2008

RTMWS08 +180

days

RTMWS08 + 180

Days

2009