Windows Server 2019-New feature preview

Just before shortly, the Microsoft Windows Server team announced that Windows Server 2019 would be launched in the second half of 2018. From now on, we can test by downloading the preview version from the Insiders program.

What's new in Windows Server 2019

??????? Windows Server 2019 builds on a solid foundation of Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2016 is by far the fastest version of Windows Server! Based on the understanding of customer needs and the challenges of future industry development, Windows Server 2019 is mainly expanded from four aspects: hybrid, security, application platform and hyper-converged infrastructure. This will also be the most stunning part of Windows Server 2019.

Hybrid Cloud Scenarios:

??????? We all know that migrating to the cloud is the trend, and for enterprises more is the deployment of hybrid cloud architecture, it combines on-premise private cloud and public cloud environment, which is very meaningful for enterprises. Expand Active Directory in the cloud, sync file server and backup just customers?? Here are a few examples of extending their data center to the public cloud today. In addition, the hybrid approach allows applications running locally to take advantage of the innovations in the cloud, such as AI and the internet of things. Hybrid cloud enables a long-term approach to the future-a reason why Windows Server 2019 plays a more central role in the hybrid cloud strategy. On the ignite in September 2017, Microsoft announced Windows Server 2019 Technology Preview in the Honolulu project, and Microsoft has re-conceived the Windows and Windows Server Management experience. The Honolulu project is a flexible, lightweight browser-based local deployment platform and solution for management scenarios. One of the goals of the Honolulu project is to make existing Windows Server management of the cloud more convenient, making connecting to azure services easier and easier. With Windows Server 2019 and Project Honolulu, you'll be able to easily integrate Azure backup, Azure file sync, disaster recovery, and more, This makes it possible to make better use of Azure's services without disrupting their applications and infrastructure.

Figure 1:windows The Azure Backup Management panel in Server 2019 preview

Safety:

??????? Security is still the top priority for Windows Server 2019. The number of network security incidents continues to grow, and the impact of these events is rapidly escalating. A Microsoft study showed that an attacker could penetrate the environment on average in just 24-48 hours after infecting the first machine. According to Fireeye/mandiant's report, an attacker could maintain an average of 99 days without being found in an infiltration environment. Windows Server 2019 continues to help customers improve their security posture, which brings together the experience of a global scale data center that runs Microsoft Azure,office 365 and some other online services.

??????? Windows Server 2019 will provide triple protection, detection, and response in terms of security. In terms of protection, Microsoft introduced the ability to mask virtual machines in Windows Server 2016, which was warmly welcomed by customers. Shielded virtual machines protect virtual machines (VMS) from attacks by compromised or malicious administrators in the schema, so only VM administrators can access virtual machines on known, healthy, and proven protection architectures. In Windows Server 2019, a shielded virtual machine will now support a Linux virtual machine. And Microsoft is also expanding vmconnect to improve troubleshooting for Windows Server and Linux shielded VMs. An encrypted network is being added, allowing the administrator to encrypt the network segment and use a switch to secure the network layer between the servers.

??????? In terms of detection and response, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is embedded in Windows Server 2019 to provide preventative protection in the operating system, detect attacks, and attacks such as 0. This enables customers to access deep cores and memory sensors, improve performance and tamper resistance, and enable response operations on the server machine.

Figure 2:windows Windows Defender ATP in Server 2019 preview

Application Platform:

??????? The key guiding principles in the Windows Server team are the relentless focus on the developer experience. The two key aspects that are proposed for the developer community are improvements to Windows Server containers and to the windows® subsystem (WSL) on Linux.

??????? Since the introduction of containers in Windows Server 2016, Microsoft has been well aware of the future of container development. The team learned from feedback that a smaller container image size would significantly improve the experience of developers and IT professionals who are using containers to modernize existing applications. In Windows Server 2019, Microsoft's goal was to reduce the Server Core base container image to One-third of the current size of 5GB. This reduces image download time by 72%, further optimizing development time and performance.

??????? Microsoft will also continue to improve the available options when orchestrating the Windows Server container deployment. Kubernetes support is currently in beta, while in Windows Server 2019 Microsoft is making significant improvements to the compute, storage, and networking components of the Kubernetes cluster.

??????? The feedback we keep getting from developers is the complexity of navigating the environment using Linux and Windows deployment. To solve this problem, we have previously extended the Windows subsystem on Linux (WSL) to the build of Windows Server so that users can run Linux containers side-by-side with Windows containers on Windows Server. WSL will continue to be improved in Windows Server 2019 to help Linux users bring scripts into Windows while using industry standards such as Openssh,curl&tar.

Figure 3:kubernetes Managing a container host running Windows Server 2019 Preview

Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI):

??????? Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI): HCI is one of the newest trends in the server industry today. According to IDC data, the HCI market grew in 2016 and 64%,gartner said the market would reach $5 billion by 2019. This trend is primarily due to the fact that users understand the value of x86 servers that use high-performance local disks to run their computing and storage needs, and HCI provides the flexibility to easily scale such deployments.

??????? Users seeking an HCI solution can use the Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server Software defined programs today. Microsoft will work with industry-leading hardware vendors to deliver cost-effective and very powerful HCI solutions. This platform will be built in Windows Server 2019 by adding scale, performance, and reliability. In addition, the ability to manage HCI deployments in the Honolulu project has been increased to simplify management and daily activities in the HCI environment.

Figure 4:windows Server 2019 Preview in Honolulu Project Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) Management dashboard

??????? Finally, Windows Server users who are using System Center will be pleased to know that System Center 2019 is coming soon and will be supported by Microsoft Window Server 2019. I have more to share from now to the release later this year. I'll cover the benefits of Windows Server 2019 in detail in the blog series, which covers the above areas.

Windows Server 2019-New feature preview