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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012
The rationale behind cloud computing
Making the transition
Cloud sourcing models
Cloud service models
Microsoft cloud facts
Technical requirements for successful cloud computing
Four ways Windows Server 2012 delivers value for cloud computing
Foundation for building your private cloud
Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
Deploy web applications on-premises and in the cloud
Enabling the modern work style
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Chapter 2 Foundation for building your private cloud
A complete virtualization platform
Hyper-V extensible switch
Network Virtualization
Improved Live Migration
Enhanced quality of service (QoS)
Resource metering
Increase scalability and performance
Expanded processor and memory support
Network adapter hardware acceleration
Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX)
Support for 4 KB sector disks
Dynamic Memory improvements
Virtual Fibre Channel
SMB 3
Improved VM import
VHDX disk format
Business continuity for virtualized workloads
Hyper-V Replica
There’s more
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Chapter 3 Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
Continuous availability
Failover Clustering enhancements
SMB Transparent Failover
Storage migration
Windows NIC Teaming
Chkdsk improvements
Easy conversion between installation options
Features On Demand
DHCP Server Failover
Cost efficiency
Storage Spaces
Thin Provisioning and Trim
Server for NFS data store
Management efficiency
The new Server Manager
Simplified Active Directory administration
Windows PowerShell 3.0
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Chapter 4 Deploy web applications on premises and in the cloud
Scalable and elastic web platform
NUMA-aware scalability
Server Name Indication
Centralized SSL certificate support
IIS CPU throttling
Application Initialization
Dynamic IP Address Restrictions
FTP Logon Attempt Restrictions
Generating Windows PowerShell scripts using IIS Configuration Editor
Support for open standards
WebSocket
Support for HTML 5
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Chapter 5 Enabling the modern workstyle
Access virtually anywhere, from any device
Unified remote access
Simplified VDI deployment
User-Device Affinity
Enhanced BranchCache
Branch Office Direct Printing
Full Windows experience
RemoteFX enhancements
Enhanced USB redirection
User Profile Disks
Enhanced security and compliance
Dynamic Access Control
BitLocker enhancements
DNSSEC
Conclusion
Index
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