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According to Microsoft, Windows 10 Pro Premium is designed to meet and enhance the computing capabilities, workloads that only new workstations can handle.
What makes Windows 10 Pro Premium unique?
Discover the latest features of Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, included as part of the Fall Creators Update, and upgraded with additional functionalities, including:
- ReFS (Resilient File System): ReFS provides cloud-scale resilience for data and easy management of massive data volumes. It's designed to prevent data corruption, optimize handling of large data volumes, and automatically repair corrupt data. Additionally, ReFS ensures the integrity of mirrored data streams. By utilizing its integrity streams, ReFS detects data corruption on one of the mirrored drives and uses the data copy on the other drive to repair and protect your data.
- Persistent Memory: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations delivers top-notch performance for applications and data, requiring non-volatile memory modules (NVDIMM-N). NVDIMM-N enables users to read and write files at the fastest speeds possible, and notably, files remain present even when the workstation is turned off.
- Faster File Sharing: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations also integrates a feature called SMB Direct. This feature supports the use of network adapters capable of accessing remote direct memory (RDMA). RDMA-enabled network adapters can operate at high speeds with very low latency, while consuming minimal CPU resources.
For applications accessing large data via remote SMB file sharing, the SMB Direct feature enables:
+ Increased Throughput: Accelerates the overall data throughput over the network within a unit of time, with network adapters orchestrating the transfer of large data volumes.
+ Low Latency: Provides rapid response to network requests, making remote file storage feel as if it's stored locally.
+ Low CPU Utilization: Consumes fewer CPU cycles when transferring data over the network, freeing up system resources for other applications running on the system.
- Hardware Expansion Support: Microsoft provides hardware expansion support in Windows 10 Pro Premium - Windows 10 Pro for Workstations. Users can run Windows 10 Pro for Workstations on high-performance devices including Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron processors, with up to 4 CPUs and RAM limits ranging from 2TB to 6TB).
What's your assessment of this Windows 10 Pro Premium? If you own a workstation, install Windows 10 today to receive the latest updates when Windows 10 Pro for Workstation is officially released.
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