Microsoft Qatar launches unique datacenter solution

Commenting on this milestone in Qatar, Microsoft's Country Manager, Naim Yazbeck, said, "At Microsoft, we have been hard at work delivering cloud innovation to help businesses succeed in this transformational time. What we are seeing in the industry calls for a different approach. Now, organizations can achieve a data center without boundaries."

"The OS and apps are wherever you need them to be. We are committed to this vision and we call it the Cloud OS. This platform should unlock further potentials for Qatari businesses and we wish to work closely with our partners in Qatar to leverage its maximum potential. I would like to congratulate Qatar Airways as the first to incorporate this platform in their ever growing business," concluded Yazbeck.

"We have been using Windows Server 2012 through the Rapid Development Programme 'RDP' to experience how it can empower a dynamic data center," said Shibu Mathai, Manager, Infrastructure design at Qatar Airways.

"We have benefited from the new virtualization enhancements in Windows Server 2012, I can envisage that cloud computing will be extremely beneficial for our business development," he added.

Additional information about Windows Server 2012 and Cloud OS
Enabling the Modern Data center

Microsoft built Windows Server 2012 from the cloud up, applying its experience operating global data centers that rely on hundreds of thousands of servers to deliver more than 200 cloud services.

Windows Server 2012 expands the definition of a server operating system and adds significant new advancements in virtualization, storage, networking and automation.

Hundreds of new features can help customers achieve a transformational leap in the speed, scale and power of their data centers and applications.

In combination with Windows Azure and System Center, Windows Server 2012 empowers customers to manage and deliver applications and services across private, hosted and public clouds.

Customers Find Success With Windows Server 2012|
Customers can use their existing skills and investments in systems management, application development, database, identity and virtualization to take advantage of Windows Server 2012 and realize the promise of cloud computing.

Many enterprise customers are already seeing tremendous value in early deployments. A survey of 70 early adopter customers from across the globe revealed that they expect, on average, 52% reduction in downtime, 41% reduction in workload deployment time, and 15 hours of productivity time saved per year, per employee.

91% of the companies surveyed expect a reduction in server administration labor, and 88% expect reduction in network administration labor.