New Links for Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure / July - October 2015

Downloads & Scripts

Hyper-V Live Migration Performance Tests

Windows 10 Client Connector Update for Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 Released

Windows 10 Group Policy (.ADMX) Templates now available for download

MDOP 2015

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 Networking Overview

Blogs & Press 

Deploying Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on Windows Server 2016 (Technical Preview)  ITVCE

Testing a USB Windows Install disk with Hyper-V  S & T

The EXPTA {blog}: EXPTA Gen6 Home Lab Server Builds and Parts Lists

Understanding Network Virtualization Part 1 / Part 2  Tip of the Day
Understanding KVP in Hyper-V  Tip of the Day

How to setup or upgrade a DPM 2012 standalone server  S & T

Production Checkpoints in Windows 10  S & T

Upgrading your Virtual Machine version  S & T

Disabling Windows Firewall on Hyper-V Server Core and Windows Server 2012 R2  technet

How to Install Hyper-V on Bare Metal  Altaro

How to Create and Run Virtual Machine In Windows 10 With Hyper-V   technet2u

Windows Container Resources - DSC and VMM Templates, and more to come  msdn

Virtualization and some coffee: Explaining Windows Server Containers – Part One

Microsoft Loves Linux Deep Dive  s & t

Hyper-V in the Real World - VR

Hybrid Network Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure   Windows Networking

Hyper-V tuning: Linux virtual machine over iSCSI follow up  ITworld

What you need to know about Windows Server 2016  techradar

Stop a Hyper-V VM from moving from a certain host in a cluster  WinITPro

Securing Hyper-V with the Virtual Machine Generation Identifier  WinITPro
Why is NIC Teaming Dynamic mode better than Address Hash for non-Hyper-V servers?
The differences between Windows Containers and Hyper-V Containers in Windows Server 2016

Testing Windows Server 2016 With Nested Hyper-V  VR

Deep Dive on Windows Server 2016 New Features: Nested Virtualization in Hyper-V  petri

Mapping features of Hyper-V to VMware  VirtAdmin

Active Directory Insights  windowsnetwoking

How to Successfully Create a Hyper-V Cluster Using Virtual Machine Manager   windowsnetworking

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Essentials TP3

Do you need Hyper-V to try Windows Containers? - Ben Armstrong

Running Minecraft in Windows Containers - Ben Armstrong

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster NComputing

Step-By-Step: Setup and Installation of Windows Server Containers  CANITPRO

Windows Server 2016 TP now includes containers techradar

Why Windows Server Containers and Why You Need to Look at Containers? Hands on…  msdn

The differences between Windows Containers and Hyper-V Containers in Windows Server 2016 WindowsITPro

Hands on with Windows Server 2016 Containers theregister

Inside the guts of Nano Server, Microsoft's tiny new Cloud OS  theregister

Microsoft Announces Nano Server for Modern Apps and Cloud  technet

Microsoft Nanoserver: Everything you need to know  pluralsight blog

First Look: Windows Nano Server -- Redmondmag.com

Getting Started with Nano Server  technet

Core Network Guide 

Windows Server 2016 Feature: Switch Embedded Teaming  petri

Windows Insider Preview: Nested Virtualization
(builds prior to 10565 will not work)

image via Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 Essentials TP3 Integration With Azure Virtual Networks
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Windows Server 2016 Essentials TP3 Online Services Integration
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Video

A deep dive into Nano Server   MVA

New Windows Server 2016 Storage Video series

Books

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Useful Links for Windoes Server 2012 R2 / Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

Windows 10 Shortcut Keys

This guide published 8/24/2015
Download link: Shortcut keys for Windows 10

How to switch from one desktop to another using keyboard shortcuts

How to create desktop shortcuts for settings in Windows 10  intowindows

Shortcut	Description
Windows key	Open and close the Start menu.
+1, +2, etc.	Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For example, +1 launches whichever application is first in the list, numbered from left to right.
+A	Open the action center.
+B	Highlight the notification area.
+C	Launch Cortana into listening mode.[1] Users can begin to speak to Cortana immediately.
+D	Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and other windows) and the previous state.
+E	Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab displayed.
+H	Open the Share  charm.
+I	Open the Settings  app.
+K	Open the Connect pane to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.
+L	Lock the device and go to the Lock screen.
+M	Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.
+O	Lock device orientation.
+P	Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and projectors.
+R	Display the Run dialog box.
+S	Launch Cortana.[2] Users can begin to type a query immediately.
+T	Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.
+U	Launch the Ease of Access Center.
+V	Cycle through notifications.
+X	Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen.
+Z	Open the app-specific command bar.
+ENTER	Launch Narrator.
+SPACEBAR	Switch input language and keyboard layout.
+TAB	Open Task view.
+,	Peek at the desktop.
+Plus Sign	Zoom in.
+Minus Sign	Zoom out.
+ESCAPE	Close Magnifier.
+LEFT ARROW	Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.
+RIGHT ARROW	Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.
+UP ARROW	Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.
+DOWN ARROW	Restore or minimize the active window.
+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
+SHIFT+ DOWN ARROW	Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.
+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW	With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the right.
+HOME	Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.
+PRNT SCRN	Take a picture of the screen and place it in theComputer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.
+CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT arrow	Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.
+CTRL+D	Create a new virtual desktop.
+CTRL+F4	Close the current virtual desktop.
+?	Launch the Windows Feedback App.

---

[1] If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this shortcut has no function.

[2] Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this command opens Search.

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3, RSAT for Windows 10

Microsoft released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 on August 19 2015 as well as System Center 2016 and RSAT for Windows Server 2016 TP3.

Windows Server 2016 TP3 is the first public version to support Windows Server Containers
It also includes improvements and new features listed on technet:

 

• Windows Server Containers: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview now includes containers, which are an isolated, resource-controlled, and portable operating environment. They are an isolated place where an application can run without affecting the rest of the system or the system affecting the application. For some additional information on containers, see Containers: Docker, Windows and Trends.
• What's new in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server Technical Preview. Active Directory Domain Services includes improvements to help organizations secure Active Directory environments and provide better identity management experiences for both corporate and personal devices.
• What’s New in Active Directory Federation Services. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview includes new features that enable you to configure AD FS to authenticate users stored in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories. For more information, see Active Directory Federation Services Overview [Role/Tech Overview].
• What's New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of Failover Clustering. A Hyper-V or Scale-out File Server failover cluster can now easily be upgraded without any downtime or need to build a new cluster with nodes that are running Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview.
• What's new in Hyper-V in Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, Client Hyper-V running on Windows 10, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server Technical Preview.
• Windows Server Antimalware Overview for Windows Server Technical Preview. Windows Server Antimalware is installed and enabled by default in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, but the user interface for Windows Server Antimalware is not installed. However, Windows Server Antimalware will update antimalware definitions and protect the computer without the user interface. If you need the user interface for Windows Server Antimalware, you can install it after the operating system installation by using the Add Roles and Features Wizard.
• What's New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016. For the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, the Remote Desktop Services team focused on improvements based on customer requests. We added support for OpenGL and OpenCL applications, and added MultiPoint Services as a new role in Windows Server.
• What's New in File and Storage Services in Windows Server Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of Storage Services. An update in storage quality of service now enables you to create storage QoS policies on a Scale-Out File Server and assign them to one or more virtual disks on Hyper-V virtual machines. Storage Replica is a new feature that enables synchronous replication between servers for disaster recovery, as well as stretching of a failover cluster for high availability..
• • What's New in Web Application Proxy in Windows Server Technical Preview. The latest version of Web Application Proxy focuses on new features that enable publishing and preauthentication for more applications and improved user experience. Check out the full list of new features that includes preauthentication for rich client apps such as Exchange ActiveSync and wildcard domains for easier publishing of SharePoint apps.
  • What's new in the Windows console. The underlying console host (Conhost.exe) has been updated in several ways, adding new and different functionality to the Windows command prompt, the Windows PowerShell prompt, and any other character-mode applications. For details, see What's New in the Windows Console in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and Console Improvements in the Windows 10 Technical Preview , but you should take note of these important changes:
    • The new console functionality is enabled by default. If an existing application doesn't work properly with the new console, you can select Use legacy console on the Options tab and then restart your application. You can also control individual aspects of the new functionality with registry keys; see details at the linked topics.
    • Console windows can be resized dynamically with the mouse. This could cause issues with some console applications.
    • Quick Edit mode is enabled by default. If this conflicts with your application, you can disable it on the Options tab.
    • There are new keyboard shortcuts for copy, paste, and history navigation. If these conflict with your application, you can disable them on the Options tab (look for Enable CTRL key shortcuts and Extended test selection keys).
    • The default font type for new console windows is TrueType. You can still use raster fonts, but they won't scale properly on some displays.
    • Text wraps and reflows by default when you resize a window. If necessary, you can disable this on the Layouts tab.
    • In some cases, after upgrade installation, fonts in the console window might be very small. To adjust this, use the Fonts tab.

• What’s New in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Windows PowerShell 5.0 includes significant new features—including support for developing with classes, and new security features—that extend its use, improve its usability, and allow you to control and manage Windows-based environments more easily and comprehensively. Multiple new features in Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) are also described in this topic.
• What's New in Networking in Windows Server Technical Preview. With this topic you can discover information about new networking technologies, such as Network Controller and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunneling, and new features for existing technologies, including IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS, and DHCP. Detailed information about what’s new is available for these networking technologies:
• GRE Tunneling in Windows Server Technical Preview. This preview release introduces a new feature that enables Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) for the Windows Server Gateway.
• What's New in DNS Client in Windows Server Technical Preview. Window DNS Client provides enhanced support for computers with more than one network interface.
• What's New in DHCP in Windows Server Technical Preview. The DHCP Server role no longer supports Network Access Protection (NAP).

The Software architecture changes between Windows Server 2012 R2 & Windows Server 2016 TP3

 image via Microsoft

MSFT Evaluation Center:

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 

Hyper-V Server 2016 Technical Preview 3

System Center Technical Preview 3

RSAT for Windows 10

Additional Information:

What’s new in Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 3  technet

Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3  msdn

Customer Experience Guides for Windows Server 2016 TP3  technet

Site-aware Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2016  msdn

Announcing Windows Containers Preview  ScottGu's Blog

What is Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V Containers msdn

New Windows Server Preview Fuels Application Innovation with Containers, Software-Defined Datacenter Updates  Server & Tools Blog

Linux Integration Services 4.0 Update Server & Tools Blog

Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)

Data Deduplication in Windows Server Technical Preview 3  Server & Tools Blogs


Getting Started with Docker Containers on Windows Server 2016 TP3  Sandbu

What you need to know about Windows Server 2016 and containers going forward!  basvankaam

Microsoft Launches Third Technical Preview Of Windows Server 2016, Adds Built-In Container  TC

New Shared VHDX features in Windows Server 2016  WinITPro

Windows Server 2016 Will Run Docker Engine  InformationWeek

Introducing the Technical Preview of Docker Engine for Windows Server 2016  docker

Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 now available, here’s what’s new  WinBeta

Microsoft Releases Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 Redmondmag.com

RSAT now available for Windows 10 clients  MN

RSAT for Windows 10 is available, but you might have trouble installing it. Here’s a workaround.  Stephen Donaghy

Microsoft to deliver third Windows Server 2016 preview with Windows Container support  ZDnet

Containers come to Windows with new Windows Server 2016 beta  ArsTechnica

10 Hot Hyper-V Topics of the Moment  Altaro

Microsoft Offers Windows 10 Edge Testing on Downloadable VMs  Data Center Knowledge

Microsoft Releases Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 -- Redmondmag

Install RSAT for Windows 10  4sysops

What Does Windows Server 2016 Mean for Small Businesses?  Petri

Manage all versions of Microsoft Hyper-V from Windows 10 with VT Technology Management Utilities (vtUtilities)

VT Technology's popular Hyper-V management tool vtUtilities is now compatible not only with Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 but with Windows 10 as well.

Microsoft released Windows 10 at the end of July, planning to release next Technical Preview of Windows Server 2016 along with RSAT for Windows 10 later this month, making remote management of WinServ2016 TP 3 from Windows 10 machine possible.  Commercial release of Windows Server 2016 is expected next year.

It's a good news for Windows administrators. However, local management or management of previous versions of Hyper-V from new OS still would not be possible without VT technology Management Utilities for Hyper-V.

You can get your free trial of vtUtilities here

Windows 10

Windows 10 has been available since July 29, and 14m devices have already been upgraded after first 24 hours.

Based on Gartner's most recent count of 374 million total Windows devices, that means the new OS now powers nearly 4 percent of all Windows machines. For comparison's sake, five days after the launch of Windows 8 - which wasn't a free upgrade like Windows 10 - then SEO Steve Ballmer was bragging about 4 million upgrades sold. And that was more than Windows 7 saw. More

Windows 10 is free for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. Go to Microsoft's Site  to pick the 32-bit version / 64-bit version of media creation tool  and download. Paul Thurrott has a good write-up: Windows 10 Tip: Upgrade to Windows 10 Right Now.

If you want to revert back to the former OS you have 30 days to make the decision.

Windows 10 launch - as it happened  The Telegraph

Upgrade to Windows 10 for free Microsoft
Windows 10 Q & A Microsoft
Step-By-Step: Reducing The Windows 10 Installation File Size Via DISM  technet
Configuring Custom Windows 10 VPN Profiles using Intune
Windows 10 - How to Upgrade  msdn
Windows 10 - The First 24 Hours  Microsoft

Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10: Yes, it shares your passkeys; no, you shouldn’t be scared  arstechnica
Windows 10 Mail: Beautiful but bug-ridden 
How to do a clean install of Windows 10 (from Windows 7 and 8)
Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed
Trackpad gestures and keyboard shortcuts, or: Windows 10 for the Mac user

How to Uninstall and Block Updates and Drivers on Windows 10  how-to geek
How to Clean Install Windows 10
How to Manage Accessibility Features in Windows 10
How to Reset Your Forgotten Password in Windows 10
How to Hide the Cortana Search Box on Windows 10 Task Bar
How to Dual-Boot Windows 10 with Windows 7 or 8
How to Create Bootable USB Drives and SD Cards for Every OS

Windows 10 Tip: Master the Quick Access Menu Thurrott
Windows 10 Tip: Upgrade to Windows 10 Right Now
Windows 10 Tip: Master Multitasking Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 10 Tip: Get Windows 7 Start Menu Back
Windows 10 Tip: Successfully Clean Install Windows 10
Windows 10 Review
Windows 10 and Automatic Updates
Windows 10: The New PC Experience

A closer look at logging into a Windows 10 PC with just your face  The Verge
How to clean install Windows 10
The story of Windows 10 from inside Microsoft
Here's what's next for Windows 10
Why Microsoft is giving away Windows 10 for free
The best Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

How to do a clean install of Windows 10  cnet
Change your mind about Windows 10? Here's how you can roll back

Use Windows 10's individual display scaling to perfect your multi-monitor setup  PCWorld
Killing Cortana: How to disable Windows 10's info-hungry digital assistant
Can your old PC run Windows 10? The answer will surprise you
How to uninstall programs and apps in Windows 10
What Windows 7 holdouts will miss: 11 improvements in Windows 10
10 things Windows 10 failed to fix or flat-out broke 
Windows 10: The 10 best new features you should try first
How to play DVDs in Windows 10 for free
How to install Windows 10 on your PC 
5 must-know Windows 10 tips and tricks
Hands on with Windows 10's Windows Hello: It just works
How to schedule when Windows 10 updates restart your PC
Set Windows 10's Wi-Fi connections as metered to download forced updates at your own pace

Why the Hell is Windows !0 Sharing my WiFi Passwords  Gizmodo
Windows 10, Day One
Windows 10 Is Hiding a Great Video Capture Tool
Why I'm Upgrading to Windows 10
I Installed Windows 10 and Now I'm Talking To My Computer
The Ultimate Guide To Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
14 Thing You Can Do in Windows 10 That You Couldn't Do in Windows 8 

The 10 best features of Windows 10, in GIFs  Mashable
What Windows 7 users need to know about updating to Windows 10
The evolution of Windows startup sounds from Windows 3.1 to 10
Windows 10 review: A needed upgrade with missing pieces
Here's how to install Windows 10 on a Mac. But should you do it?
What to do if your PC doesn't have enough space for Windows 10

Windows 10 Updating, Reinstalling And Activation Guide: Essential Advice To Avoid Problems  Forbes

Windows 10 laptops and tablets  ZDNet
Windows 10: You've got questions, I've got answers

Why is it called Windows 10 and not Windows 9? | ExtremeTech

How to download Windows 10 and create your own installation USB flash drive or DVD betanews

Here's the most surprising fact about Microsoft Windows  Time

Windows 10: The first 5 things you need to do immediately after you install it  yahoo

Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt out  bgr

Supporting Windows 10 in Your Environment   myITforum

Windows 10 Torrent-U-Like updates slurp your precious bandwidth  theregister

Windows 10 uses your bandwidth to send other people updates  TNW

How to revert back to your previous OS after a Windows 10 upgrade  winsupersite

New Links for Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure / May - June 2015

Downloads & Scripts

• Shielded VMs and Guarded Fabric Validation Guide for Windows Server 2016
• Moving Virtual Machine and Storage To Windows Server 2016 and Update VM Version
• Advanced Hyper-V Replica Monitoring via PowerShell
• PowerShell Script to build your Nano Server Image
• Script: Image Factory for Hyper-V

TechNet, MSDN blog posts

• What's new in Windows Server TP 2
• Data Deduplication in Windows Server Technical Preview 2 
• Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V Containers Debut at Ignite and Build 
• Next-generation storage for the software-defined datacenter 
• Top Support Solutions for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 
• Top Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
• The three (3) ways of setting up a perfmon log 
• Getting Started with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1: Part II  ( Part 1)
• How to display ipconfig on Nano Server every time it boots 
• Deploy and Manage a Nano Server
• How Shared VHDX Works on Server 2012 R2
• Virtual Machine Compute Resiliency in Windows Server 2016
• MVA – Learn Failover Clustering & Hyper-V
• Testing Storage Spaces Direct using Windows Server 2016 virtual machines
• Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster Troubleshooting Enhancements - Active Dump - Cluster Log
• Failover Clustering Sessions @ Ignite 2015 in Chicago
• How to Convert a VMware VMDK to Hyper-V VHD
• Walkthrough on Session hint / TSVUrl on Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 1 (Storage) 
• Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network and Creation) 
• Microsoft Ignite Sessions / Ask Core
• DNS Server Startup Time Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2 

• Linux Integration Services 4.0 Announcement Ben Armstrong's Virtualization Blog
• Building a Daily Ubuntu image for Hyper-V
• Handy Tool for Converting KVM / VMware Images to Hyper-V 
• Using PowerShell to Ping Test a VM
• Using PowerShell to get VM IP addresses
• Programmatically keeping the VM screen on

• Top 6 New Features Offered in Hyper-V Technical Preview  canitpro
• Step-By-Step: Building a SCVMM Lab - Part 1
• Namo, Core or Standard? That is the question

• Geo-Location Based Traffic Management Using DNS Policies
• Split-Brain DNS Deployment Using Windows DNS Server Policies
• Applying Filters on DNS Queries using Windows DNS Server Policies
• Application Load Balancing using DNS Server Policies  
• Intelligent DNS Responses Based on the Time of Day
• DNS Server Startup Time Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2

Ignite

• Microsoft Ignite Keynote Announcement Summary  WinITPro
• Windows Server & System Center Futures—Bring Azure to your Datacenter (Platform Vision & Strategy) (Channel 9)
• What 'client' means on the new Windows Server  zdnet
• Windows Server 2016 TP2 and Storage QoS  S & T
• Hyper-V at Ignite  technet
• What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V  ZDnet
• Microsoft Ignite: The beginning of the end for Windows Server? Techdiction

Blogs

• How to install the GUI on Windows Server 2016  4sysops
• What's new in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016 TP  4sysops
• How to build your fist fantastic Nano Server   Happy Sysadmin
• Azure Site Recovery: Generation 2 VM support  Kristian Nese
• Configuring the Virtual Network using Converged Networks  Leandro Carvalho
• How to transfer a file from Host to a Hyper-V VM?  Denis Voituron's Blog

Press

• Why Nano Server is the most vital change to Windows Server since Windows NT 3.5  techradar
• Everything Microsoft announced at Build Developer Conference 2015: Day 2  thenextweb
• Deep Dive into SCVMM 2012 R2 Networking and Storage (Part 2)   virtadmin
• Getting Started With Azure Pack  virtualizationadmin
• Microsoft Hyper-V: Guide To Common Commands  IWNetworkComputing
• Microsoft: Nano Server Is Most Significant Change Since Windows NT  VR
• Microsoft Azure – or how to make the public cloud work for you  theregister
• Sysadmins rebel over GUI-free install for Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server is Going Nano: Is Windows 10 Next?  cmswire

• What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2016 Containers  petri
• How to Create a Windows Server 2012 R2 Authentication Policy 
• Network Traffic Management Using DNS Policies in Windows Server 2016
• What is the Windows Server Network Controller?
• What You Need to Know About Windows Server 2016 Containers
• How to Install the full UI on Windows Server 2016
• What is Microsoft’s Storage Spaces Direct?

• Server Core: A better option when migrating from Server 2003  WinITPro
• Official Microsoft blog lays out Windows 10 upgrade paths and scenarios
• Migrating from Server 2003 to 2012 R2 Server Core: Part 1
• Migrating from Server 2003 to 2012 R2 Server Core: Part 2
• Top Ten: New Features in Windows Server 2016
• Why don't some Server Admins like Server Core?
• Server Core: A better option when migrating from Server 2003

Image via Microsoft

Video

The Storage Replica Video Series: 

• Stretch Cluster Automatic Site Failover in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 
• Plan Your Replication using Test-SRTopology in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
• Storage Replica with RDMA and 25km Fiber in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
• Provision and Manage Server-to-Server Replication in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
• Alter and Remove Server-to-Server Replication in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
• Configure & Manage Stretch Clusters in Windows Server Technical Preview 2

Virtualization sessions @ Msft Ignite  ch9

Nano Server videos at Ch9:
Nano Server PXE Boot demo
Nano Server Scale Demo
Nano Server and Chef Provisioning - extended cut
Nano Server and Release Management
Nano Server and Azure PowerShell
Nano Server as a Hyper-V Host on an 80-core machine
Remote Server Management Tools on Nano Server
Server Manager managing Nano Server
Nano Server Reboot Speed
Failover Clustering on Nano Server
Remotely Managing Hyper-V on Nano Server TP 2 from Windows 10
Remotely Managing Nano Server with PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Remote Script Debugging on Nano Server