Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 5 Now Available! #WS2016 #SysCtr #HyperV

Hello folks,

The big news! Microsoft just released Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 5 to the public.

You can download the evaluation bits from the following links:

Windows Server 2016 TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview

System Center 2016 TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-technical-preview

System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51950

System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51951

System Center 2016 Operations Manager TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51953

System Center 2016 Orchestrator TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51954

System Center 2016 Service Manager TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51952

System Center 2016 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection TP5:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-configuration-manager-and-endpoint-protection-technical-preview

The new version of Windows Server 2016 introduces additional layers of security to help block today’s sophisticated cyber attacks with features to control privileged access, shield virtual machines and protect your server environment against emerging threats. It also delivers new capabilities to help create a more flexible and cost- efficient datacenter using software-defined compute (Hyper-V), storage and network virtualization technologies. It includes innovative features to help build and run your applications, such as Windows Server and Hyper-V containers, in addition to the new lightweight Nano Server deployment option.

Below you can find the latest TechNet documentation to discover What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126143(v=ws.12).aspx

What’s New in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126117(v=ws.12).aspx

What’s New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn765474(v=ws.12).aspx

What’s New in File and Storage Services in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn765475(v=ws.12).aspx

Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn850430(v=ws.12).aspx

Storage Replica in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126104(v=ws.12).aspx

What’s New in Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126109(v=ws.12).aspx

Storage Quality of Service in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126108(v=ws.12).aspx

Health Service in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt695126(v=ws.12).aspx

Fault Domains in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt703153(v=ws.12).aspx

Simplified SMB Multichannel and Multi-NIC Cluster Networks
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt729075(v=ws.12).aspx

What’s New in Networking in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn823752(v=ws.12).aspx

Shielded VMs and Guarded Fabric Deployment Guide for Windows Server 2016 TP5
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Shielded-VMs-and-Guarded-44176db3

What’s New in System Center 2016 Technical Preview 5:

What’s New in Data Protection Manager in Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt125351.aspx

What’s New in Operations Manager in Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn997273.aspx

What’s New in Service Manager in Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt346039.aspx

What’s New in VMM in Technical Preview 5?
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn705350.aspx

Stay tuned for more updates…

Enjoy…

Cheers,
~Charbel