Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2019 product is poised to lighten the configuration burden for IT pros and improve virtual workload CPU performance.

The latest test build of Windows Server 2019 (build 17723) was released this week to Windows Insider Program participants with new features related to bandwidth control and Kubernetes.

A look at what's new in general and specifically for virtualization and containers in the next LTSC release, Windows Server 2019, due out in the second half of 2018.