#----------------------------------- Excerpt: Where Windows 8 is an operating system built for the tablet, Windows Server 8 is an operating system built for the cloud. Not the Windows Azure public cloud; rather, it's built for "private clouds": on-premises, virtualized deployments with tens or hundreds of virtual machines.
Fundamental to the "private cloud" concept is powerful virtualization. Windows Server 8 will include Hyper-V 3, which is more scalable and more fully-featured than its predecessors. Host machines can have up to 160 logical processors and 2TB RAM. Virtual machines can have up to 32 cores and 512GB RAM, and with the new VHDX file format, virtual disks can be up to 16TB big (up from the current 2TB). The number of machines supported on a host will be limited only by resource availability with no fixed ratios. http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/09/windows-server-8-built-for-the-cloud-built-for-virtualization.ars #--------------------------------- Regards, LelandJ On 09/16/2011 03:28 AM, Allen wrote: > Am I missing something with cloud computing? I see it as a way for google, > microsoft and the like to get your data and for governments to watch what > you're up to. This is just putting all your confidential documents on a > server, someone else's server? > Al > > -----Original Message----- > > The real action for Microsoft might come from its improved Window Server > 8 OS, which should give commercial versions of Linux and Unix OS(s) like > Redhat, SUSE, and Macs running osX more competition. Window Server 8 > also targets VMware and other proprietary offerings from > hardware/software giants like IBM and HP. It will also compete with > third parties that offer cloud computing; because, it offers the cloud > within an enterprise. > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
