Windows Server Roadmap Update

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Windows Server Roadmap Update
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Agenda

• Windows Server Market Trends
• A Look Ahead
• NAP Collaboration Announcement
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Product Update
• Summary

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Record Windows Server Customer Adoption

• Windows Server 2003 has now surpassed the
  installed base of Windows NT4 Server
• New deployments of Windows Server 2003 have grown
  by 375
• Growing faster than any other Windows Server OS
  ever
• IDC projects that the installed base of Windows
  Server 2003 will overtake all other versions of
  Windows Server in 2005
• Windows 2000 took 3 years to overtake NT
• Top workloads so far for Windows Server 2003
• Business Applications
• Storage
• Database
• Networking

Source Internal Microsoft Study-data collected
in April 2004 IDC Source Worldwide Windows
Server Operating Environments 2004-2008 Forecast
and Analysis Growth Continues, Version
Granularity the Story for Tomorrow, April 2004
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2005 -- A Breakout YearNew Value Delivered to
Customers

• Windows Server 2003 HPC Edition
• Windows Storage Server R2
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Windows Server Codename Longhorn Beta

• Windows Update Services
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

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Windows Server Product Updates
SP1 Preliminary Testing

• SP1
• Release candidate expected around the end of the
  year
• Performance beyond expectations
• x64
• Performance for existing 32bit apps has been
  beyond expectations
• Customer and partner training efforts are in full
  swing
• HPC
• SDK due this fall

x64 Preliminary Testing
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Windows Server Security Updates

• SP1
• New features like Security Configuration Wizard
  drawing raves from users
• New wave of security guidance now available for
  Windows Server and XP SP2
• Windows Update Services
• Beta in November
• Network Access Protection
• VPN Quarantine in Windows Server 2003 SP1 R2
• Industry partnership momentum continues

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Microsoft Cisco NAP Collaboration

• Long-term agreement to share plans and integrate
  network security and health assurance
  technologies around Microsofts Network Access
  Protection (NAP) and Ciscos Network Admissions
  Control (NAC)
• Benefit is that mutual customers will be able to
  better address the increased threat and impact
  malicious software
• Cisco and Microsoft will collaborate on three key
  deliverables
• Ensure compatibility between Cisco NAC and
  Microsoft NAP
• Drive interoperability efforts between their two
  architectures as these solutions evolve and are
  delivered to customers
• Lead industry standards in the network admissions
  and access control arenas to help promote broad
  market adoption and integration with industry
  leading ISV solutions.
• Gives customers what theyve asked us for a
  more integrated Cisco/Windows solution

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What Does this Mean to Customers?

• Network Access Protection (NAP) and Anywhere
  Access will be moved to Longhorn Server to
  provide more complete solution
• For NAP, IPSec enforcement will now be
  included-another major customer request
• Deployment and testing considerations made them
  more appropriate for a major release like
  Longhorn
• Windows Server 2003 R2 will provide these
  benefits
• Simplified Branch Server Management
• Streamlined Access Management Across Security
  Boundaries
• Efficient Storage Management
• Overall guidance
• Testing Windows Server 2003 SP1 is the best way
  to prepare for R2
• Use VPN quarantine technology in ISA 2004 and
  Windows Server 2003
• Get relevant security guidance at
  http//www.microsoft.com/security/guidance/default
  .mspx

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R2

• Benefits to Customers
• Built on Windows Server 2003 SP1
• Identical servicing, app compatibility etc.
• Security, reliability and performance
  enhancements
• Simplified Branch Server Management
• Streamlined Access Management Across Security
  Boundaries
• Efficient Storage Management
• Predictable Easy to Consume
• Availability and Licensing
• R2 replaces original WS03 release (R2 components
  optional)
• No charge for servers covered by SA/EA
• Available as new server license for non-SA
• Windows Server 2003 CALs required (no R2 specific
  version)
• Same support lifecycle as WS03

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Summary

• Strong customer uptake of Windows Server 2003
• In 2005, we will ship more customer-driven
  updates to our server OS than we have ever
  shipped and more than any other vendor
• We are working to provide greater Windows Server
  roadmap transparency to help customers plan more
  effectively
• Partnering to provide a more complete solution
  for customers around Network Access Protection

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