This paper provides guidelines for building private and public clouds by using the next version of Windows Server (code-named Windows Server 8). It provides an overview of the common problems that partners and IT professionals currently face, and describes solutions for cloud-based data centers. This paper also describes the various technologies that are built into Windows Server 8 to enable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) functionality of cloud-based data centers.
This information applies for the following operating systems: Windows Server 8
Included in this white paper:
Overview of Cloud Services Windows Server 8: Designed for the Cloud The Multi-Tenant Cloud The Highly Scalable, Low-Cost Data Center Managing and Extending the Data Center Migration Path