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Microsoft has partnered with Taiwan's Quanta Computer to design aWindows-based system that aims to get business customers up andrunning quickly on a private cloud. The effort is part of what Microsoft calls its Private Cloud Fast Track program, in which it works with hardware makers to design private,or on-premise, cloud computing systems. It's already developedsimilar systems with at least two companies, Dell and Fujitsu. The Quanta system includes servers, storage and network hardwarecombined with Microsoft's Windows Server, Hyper-V and othersoftware. The companies design "pre-validated configurations" thatcustomers can then deploy. "This is the ability to take our server technologies, marry themwith the hardware from our ecosystem of providers and buildessentially a private cloud in a box," Steve Guggenheimer, the vicepresident in charge of Microsoft's OEM business, said in a keynoteaddress at Computex Wednesday. The systems are supposed to make it faster and less risky thatassembling a custom private cloud. Private clouds are typicallybuilt from virtualized hardware and allow companies to provisionnew applications and services more quickly than using dedicatedhardware. Microsoft didn't give a price or release date for the Quanta cloud,or provide technical specifications. Quanta is best known as acontract manufacturer of laptops for the big U.S. brands, but italso makes servers and even containerized data centers. Guggenheimer also announced the release of a new "technologypreview" of Windows Embedded Standard 8, the next version ofMicrosoft's software for in-car computing, industrial systems and ahost of other embedded purposes.. The update adds the ability to create Metro-style interfaces forembedded systems that have a user interface, he said. The announcements were made in a speech that otherwise focusedprimarily on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS release.Guggenheimer didn't provide a release date for that software, assome had expected, but announced that customers who buy a Windows 7PC between now and Jan. 31 will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for$14.99 in the U.S., or a roughly equivalent price in othercountries. Such upgrade programs are designed to prevent users from holdingoff on buying a new PC until an upcoming OS release comes out. Theupgrade price applies for consumers only, and there was no newsabout enterprise upgrades. James Niccolai covers data centers and general technology news forIDG News Service. Follow James on Twitter at @jniccolai . James's e-mail address is james_niccolai@idg.com. I am an expert from 101hairtonic.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Zhangguang 101 Formula , China 101E Acne, 101F Hair Tonic,and more.
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