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Securing privileged access: Preventing and detecting attacks
This post was authored by Nir Ben Zvi, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server. Introduction: Why is it important to secure privileged access? The threat environment has continued to reinforce that identity is a primary security boundary. When examining major cyber-attacks that occurred over the last several years, one can notice a recurring common inflection point: -
Cut your network port count per server by 50% with Windows Server 2016
This post was authored by Don Stanwyck, Senior Program Manager, Windows Server. Network complexity is largely driven by the number of nodes connected to it and the number of paths between them. The situation is compounded when multiple protocols operate over the shared resource. Windows Server 2016 simplifies the network by decreasing the number of -
A closer look at shielded VMs in Windows Server 2016
This post was authored by Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server. On this week’s Microsoft Mechanics show, we bring you Dean Wells and Matt McSpirit to demonstrate Shielded VMs – another reason why you should be evaluating Windows Server 2016. A little backstory … As someone who has spent a lot of time with -
Telemetry insights for Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016
As we prepare to deliver the newest versions of our Windows Server and System Center products later this year, we want to let our customers know more about our telemetry process to help them understand what we collect and how we use the data to deliver a better product experience. We have released a new -
Join us for a webinar on Windows Server 2016 this week
What are you doing on Thursday? Why not join us for a webinar? We finished our ten post series on the ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016. Two of our favorite speakers – Jeff Woolsey, principal program manager, and Matt McSpirit, senior technical evangelist – will walk through the exciting new features coming in