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Ubuntu
Debian
Oracle Linux
Table 1-1 lists just some of the investments that have been made to the LIS.
Table 1-1:
Key investment areas for LIS
Focus area
Description
Networking
Full virtual Receive-Side Scaling (vRSS) support to optimize Linux networking
performance
Hot-Add/Remove of virtual NICS
Storage
Hot-Add disk support and online
re-size of storage
Management
Simplified management with common tools like PowerShell DSC
Performance
Linux performance on Hyper-V is fully competitive versus competitive
hypervisors
System Center 2016
As we have mentioned, Windows Server 2016 is a cloud-ready OS boasting many new features that
have been inspired by Azure. These features can act as the foundation of a software-defined
datacenter (SDDC). However, clouds—be they public or private—need
to be managed and System
Center 2016 is the datacenter management tool that has benefitted from the key investments to
achieve this.
System Center 2016 has been updated to unlock all of the key capabilities within Windows Server
2016, which make it possible for you to implement and manage a full SDDC based on Windows
Server 2016.
The following are just a few of the investments included in the release for System Center 2016:
Device Management
This includes support for Windows 10 deployments, MDM enrollment with Azure Active Directory,
and access restriction based on device enrollment and policy.
Provisioning
Investments here include support for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V features, rolling
cluster
upgrades, simplified networking, shielded VM provisioning, guarded host management, and
support for vCenter 5.5.
Monitoring
For the category, Microsoft has added support for Nano Server, Windows storage, SMI-S, MP
catalog, performance improvements,
Enhanced Data Visualization, and the SCOM Partner
Program.
Automation
Improvements here include easier migration to the cloud, SCO integration packs, and runbooks.
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Self-Service
In the area of self-service, you can benefit from improved usability
and performance, an HTML5
self-service portal, and the new exchange connector.
Data Protection
Here, you can take advantage of investments that include support for Azure Express Route,
shielded VM, and Storage spaces direct.
All of these improvements in the System Center suite give organizations the power they need to
create the next generation of the cloud. However, the investments don’t stop there, System Center
2016 can now natively access new integrations into Microsoft Operations Management Suite.
This integration unlocks new possibilities to complement the already wide-ranging
capabilities of
System Center and gives administrators greater visibility, protection, control, and security into their
IT environment at cloud scale. Operations Management Suite reporting capabilities and native
integration into Microsoft Power BI with which administrators can create
powerful and dynamic
reports and visualizations in a matter of clicks.
Figure 1-3 shows you a sample dashboard that is driven from the default intelligence packs included
with the Operations Management Suite subscription. You can see that by default when you deploy
these intelligence packs and connect data sources, you can work with rich visual information.
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