Episode

Ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016: Software-Defined Storage

This is the fifth video in the "Ten Reasons you'll love Windows Server 2016" series exploring Software-Defined Storage.

In today's video you will meet Elden Christensen, a Principal Program Manager on the High Availability and Storage team. He discusses the software-defined journey, redefining what we think about storage, and the radical innovations in Windows Server 2016.

Find a topic:

[01:06] Where were we with storage in previous versions of Windows Server?
[02:42] What is new in Windows Server 2016?
[05:35] What is the difference between converged and hyper-converged?
[07:33] What are the benefits with Spaces Direct?
[08:45] What are the features and capabilities of Storage Replica?
[10:31] What are the improvements in Storage Quads?
[12:33] How do we make de-dupe faster and more efficient?
[13:27] How to get started?

Additional resources:

Get in-depth training: --- Tell me about IT | Jeffrey on Windows Server 2016 Storage --- Windows Server 2016: Storage Spaces Direct Overview --- An Introduction to Software Inventory Logging (SIL)
--- Windows Server 2016 Storage and More
--- Software-defined Storage Whitepaper
--- What's new in Windows Server 2016 Preview (Software-Defined Storage Module)
Get hands-on: --- Windows Server 2016
--- Windows Server 2016: Configuring Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Quality of Service, and Storage Replication

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