WindowsServerappsmustrunwithoutaGUIlearnmor.pptVIP

Windows Server 8 apps must run without a GUI - learn more now SAC-416T Jeffrey Snover Distinguished Engineer and Lead Architect of Windows Server Andrew Mason Principal Group Program Manager Windows Server History Prior to Windows Server 2008, full GUI at all times WS08 introduced Server Core which minimized: Servicing Security attack surface Resource consumption Deployment overhead Critical patches reduced by 50-70% from full GUI install However One time install choice: full or core Limited application compatibility Limited local manageability In the past,  Windows has been a great OS  for a server and its devices Windows Server 8 is a great OS  for lots of servers and  the devices connecting them whether they are physical or virtual whether they are on-premise or off Windows Server 8 is the best Cloud Optimized OS A Cloud Optimized OS requires Low friction deployment Just Enough Server: install only what is absolutely needed to minimize Security footprint Serviceability footprint Resource footprint Multi-Machine Automation Uniform, remote, lights-out management Modern multi-machine management GUIs Consuming lots of CPU and running on Client machines GUIs on Servers Are Evil Low friction deployment Require large amounts of code to support the GUI Multi-Machine Automation Often call private APIs instead of public formal management APIs Thwarts remote management which thwarts multi-machine management Modern multi-machine management GUIs Require GPUs Takes large amounts of resources away from the server workload Full Server UI option provided for backwards compatibility Server Core is the preferred deployment configuration RSAT for remote GUI management PowerShell support achieves critical mass with 2300+ cmdlets More roles, features available NEW Full Server without Server Graphical Shell No Explorer, Internet Explorer or associated files MMC, Server Manager, and a subset of Control Panel applets are still installed Provides many of the benefits of Ser