If the disadvantages of the old ways are not convincing,
consider these benefits of the new ways, suggested by Microsoft:
- Increased storage and computing abilities enable
both future growth and adaptability;
- access to artificial intelligence and machine
learning,built into the latest servers, helps to streamline existing
processes and identify inefficiencies;
- control and manage Windows-based networks more
easily and comprehensively.
- Reduce the risk of security breachesby
designating what can run on servers, detecting when unauthorised users or
machines are trying to connect, and offering better control of who has access.;
- Prevent attacks and detect suspicious activitybefore it can harm company data or damage the business;
- Most significantly, given the Covid-19 crisis, ensure
maximum business continuityin case of natural disaster or failure, with
site recovery in the cloud.
Companies
that are still trying to understand the benefits of upgrading to the latest
version of Microsoft Server would do well to explore the Microsoft/Tencent
Games case study. In summary, it argues that the combination of microservices
and server technology allows the company to “create, deploy, and maintain the
new game applications at large scale, that can start small, as needed, and grow
to massive scale with hundreds or thousands of machines”.
Further, “game
functions are isolated into a variety of services that help to reduce the
complexity when building applications, avoid the repeated development workloads
due to the dependence, and upgrade new features within applications
independently. This means players only need to download a small installation
package to play the newest game content that is updated automatically when they
log in to the PC games”.
Now extrapolate
that into business applications, and translate it into business operations.
Suddenly, the full picture comes into focus. By upgrading to the latest version
of Microsoft Server, companies ensure their software is kept up to date even as
it is being used. In this scenario, downtime will eventually become as archaic
as manually installed software. A simple licence will be the only ticket to the
game.
- Arthur Goldstuck is founder of World Wide Worx and editor-in-chief of Gadget.co.za. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram on @art2gee
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