WebPlot has decided to include Microsoft Windows Server 2019 licenses with all SSD VPS hosting services, this use to be an additional £5 a month which has now been abolished for all Web Plot VPS customers. WebPlot are proud to be put in a position where unlike the majority of our competitors we can now allow our clients to enjoy the following features of Microsoft Windows Server for free.
Here are some of the new features in Windows Server 2019:
Improvements to containers: You may be aware that containers were added in Windows Server 2016. The underlying technology used on Windows Server for containers is Docker. New container capabilities have been added in Windows Server 2019:
You can use group managed service accounts (gMSA) to access network resources. The container’s host name doesn’t need to be the same as the gMSA. You can use the gMSA on both Windows and Hyper-V isolated containers.
Applications that have specific communications needs such as support for Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C), general-purpose input/output (GPIO), and universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter/communication (UART/COM) port can now be containerized. Host Device Access allows you to assign a simple bus to Windows Server containers. This is especially useful for Internet of Things (IoT) devices like sensors and other peripheral devices.
A third container image has been created that resolves application programming interface (API) dependencies that were not available in Server Core.
You can now deploy Kubernetes on Windows Server 2019. The master node still needs to be on Linux, but you can configure worker nodes to run on Windows Server. If you’re in a Windows-centric shop and you’re trying to automate processes, or you’re just looking for a container orchestration solution, Kubernetes is a great one to go with. You can find lots of great resources on Kubernetes if it’s something you’re interested in.
Congestion control: Windows Server 2019 includes Low Extra Delay Background Transport (LEDBAT), a network congestion control provider. As the name suggests, LEDBAT can find available network bandwidth for running updates and other network-intensive jobs. When the network is not in use, it can consume all the bandwidth. When the network is in use, it gives up bandwidth for your users and applications so that they don’t experience network delays.
Security enhancements: There are three enhancements made to security in Windows Server 2019, expanding on work done in Windows Server 2016 when Windows Defender was officially introduced to the server operating system. These enhancements are as follows:
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP): Provides visibility to attack activities that target memory and kernel-level areas, as well as the ability to respond to compromised systems. It also aids in forensics investigations and can be used to collect data about the system remotely.
Windows Defender ATP Exploit Guard: ATP Exploit Guard has similar capabilities to Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS). It’s designed to protect systems from multiple methods of attack, as well as block suspicious behavior that is often seen in compromises involving malware. The exploit protection capability replaces the older Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) that was previously offered by Microsoft.
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