Today on the Infotrek podcast, guest Juan Cruz joins us to talk about the new features of Windows Server 2016 and why we’re still waiting for it; all after we discuss the LinkedIN buy, Google Fiberless, and Chef’s new “Habitat.”

We discuss:

* Why is the GA release so late?

* Federation with non-AD identity management systems

* GUI is an install-able feature

* What are Storage Replicas?

* Faster reboots with “Soft Restart”?

* Automate your network with Network Controller?

* Hyper-V Features

* Nano Server (SWEET!)

* Shielded VMs

* Hot change memory and NICs on VMs

* Storage Resiliency

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John W Kerns is a network and systems engineer based in the Los Angeles/San Diego area. His background is in two traditionally stovepiped skill sets; systems administration and switching/routing/security. Most of his time is spent as an implementation engineer for a medium sized VAR. You can visit his blog at blog.packetsar.com or follow him on Twitter @PackeTsar.

Derek Pocoroba is a Director of Enterprise Networking in the San Diego area. His background is heavy in enterprise networking and he holds CCIE #18559 Routing & Switching. Derek spends much of his time as a solutions architect, focusing on network architecture and design for his customers. You can visit his blog on PacketPushers and LinkedIN or follow him on Twitter @dpocoroba.

Mike Aossey is a Director of Practice Management in the Orange County, CA area. His background spans across many different technologies in IT, but he focuses mostly on collaboration and programming. Mike spends his time day to day overseeing SMEs and architecting VoIP solutions. You can visit his blog on  www.aossey.net or follow his rants on Twitter at @aossey.

Juan Cruz is a Partner Technology Strategist with Microsoft in the Orange County area. His background is Cloud Infrastructure and application virtualization. Juan spends much of his time working with Microsoft Partners build their Cloud Practices using Microsoft solutions. You can visit his page on LinkedIn.