What’s New Windows Server 2016

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This is an article that’s aim to gather all announcements and new features about Windows Server 2016. You’ll also find the links to the TechNet documentation

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Windows Server 2016 is live now (Eval only) ! The commercial edition will be available in October.

Windows Server 2016 Product Page

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Storage

• Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2016
• What’s new in Storage Spaces Direct Technical Preview 5
• Storage Replica Overview
• NVMe, SSD and HDD storage configurations in Storage Spaces Direct TP5
• Automatic Configuration in Storage Spaces Direct TP5
• Storage Spaces Direct in Azure (TP5)
• What’s new in Storage Replica for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
• Storage throughput with Storage Spaces Direct (TP5)
• Software Defined Datacenter
• Understanding Software Defined Storage with Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Hyper-V

• Virtual Machine Storage Resiliency in Windows Server 2016
• Guarded Fabric and Shielded VMs
• PowerShell Direct – Running PowerShell inside a virtual machine from the Hyper-V host
• Storage Quality of Service
• Nested Virtualization
• Hyper-converged solution using Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016
• What’s new in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Cluster

• Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade in Windows Server Technical Preview
• Failover Cluster Node Fairness in Windows Server 2016
• Introducing Cloud Witness in Windows Server 2016
• Site-aware Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2016
• Workgroup and Multi-domain clusters in Windows Server 2016
• Stretched Clusters
• Workgroup and multi-domain clusters
• Resilient private cloud
• Virtual machine start ordering
• SMB Multichannel & Multi-NIC cluster networks
• Cloud Witness

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Misc

• Nano Server TP5 IaaS Image in the Azure Gallery
• Introducing Windows Server Technical Preview (PDF)
• ADMX files
• AD FS 2016 Single Sign On Settings
• RDS in Windows Server 2016

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Nano Server

• WSA Updates in WS 2016 TP5
• PackageManagement Support on Nano Server
• Nano Server Domain Join (Deployment-at-a-scale: Part -1 Introduction)
• Remote Server Management Tools on Nano Server
• Windows Update now available in Server management tools

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – Documentation

• Hyper-V
• Containers
• Nano installation option
• Storage
• Clustering
• Networking

What’s New Windows Server 2016 – More details

• Improvements in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
• Useful Links for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3
• Useful Links for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4
• Useful Links Windows Server 2016 TP 5

You can found all the blog post article from this blog about Windows Server 2016 with this link :

https://itfordummies.net/tag/server2016/

Microsoft also made some videos about Ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016 :

• PowerShell and DSC (blog)
• Active Directory and Identity (blog)
• Server Management (blog)
• Remote Desktop Services (blog)
• Software-Defined Storage (blog)
• Software-Defined Compute (blog)
• Software-Defined Networking (blog)
• Security (blog)
• Containers (blog)
• Nano Server and Recap (blog)

Microsoft also updated their certifications :

https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/b/weblog/posts/microsoft-streamlines-technical-certifications

And publish an ebook :

https://info.microsoft.com/TheUltimateGuideToWindowsServer2016.html