Windows Server 2012 R2

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ModernBiz: Your path to the Modern Business

Windows Server overview

Key business solutions• Get the most out of your IT investment• Be prepared for the unexpected• Get scalable storage without spending a fortune• Enable remote access while protecting business data

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ModernBiz

Choose your own path to modern, with flexible, familiar, and trusted solutions for your business—desktop to mobile, server to cloud.

Connect with customers

Grow efficiently

Safeguard your business

Business anywhere

Increase your sales

Get the most out of your

technology

Be preparedfor the

unexpected

Protect and control your data

Work together

easily

Get yourwork doneanywhere

Understand your

customer

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Adapt to change

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ModernBiz

Windows Server 2012 R2 helps enable the modern business across a range of solution areas.

Get the most out of your server hardware, and when ready, easily extend to the

cloudIncrease your sales

Get the most out of your

technology

Be preparedfor the

unexpected

Protect and control your data

Work together

easily

Get yourwork doneanywhere

Understand your

customer

ModernBiz

Adapt to change Get scalable

storage without spending a fortune

Know your business can be back up and running in minutes

Enable remote access to on-site

business applications like CRM, HR, or

accounting

Keep business data protected, even when mobile devices go missing

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Windows Server 2012 R2

The server platform for the modern business. As a key part of the Microsoft hybrid IT vision, Windows Server 2012 R2 provides small and midsize businesses a strong foundation for today and a platform to grow in the future.

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Increased use of email and applications

New software packages (CRM, accounting)

Added file storage for new projects

Support for customer service demands

You need to get the most value from every investment you make…

As your company grows, so does your IT spending

Growth for us means more employees, more email and file storage… more IT investment.

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Most businesses today use only a fraction of their server capacity.

Use software innovation to get the most out of your hardware

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Virtualization can help you:• Run more apps on the same server• Cut hardware costs and power bills• Improve IT efficiency and responsiveness

VMware charges for virtualization. When you buy Windows Server 2012 R2, virtualization is built-in at no extra cost.Click here to jump to a slide in the appendix with more technical information on this solution.

Printing firm achieves significant ROI with a single IT investmentTo deploy a new application that would enable customers to submit, review, and monitor jobs online, Clarke Murphy Print had to update their technology.

Their Microsoft partner, XCentral, helped them upgrade to the latest Microsoft technology across desktop, server, mobile, and cloud – in about 10 hours – with minimal end-user training required.

The result: Employees are 30-40% more productive with Windows 8. Sales conversions have increased 20% thanks to faster service and new online capabilities.Get the most out of your technology

“If we hadn’t partnered with XCentral and upgraded to the latest Microsoft technology, this business model shift would not have been possible.”Benn Murphy, Director, Clarke Murphy Print

Gained scalability via built-in virtualization with Hyper-V and seamless expansion to Microsoft Azure

Deployed business-critical applications and enhanced mobile access – all with a single, integrated solution

Minimized training costs thanks to intuitive and familiar user experience

40 employees | Printing | www.clarkemurphyprint.com.au

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If your systems go down, you can lose deals, you can lose customers-you can lose your business.

The high price of traditional disaster recovery solutions can leave small and midsize businesses stranded…

40% of businesses hit by a disaster never reopen1

1 Federal Emergency Management Agency, fema.gov

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Get your business back up and running in minutes

Peace of Mind

Know that you’re open for business, even if disaster strikes

With Windows Server 2012 R2, your server can automatically replicate as often as every 30 seconds

Built-in to Windows Server 2012 R2

Only included in premium versions of VMware

Click here to jump to a slide in the appendix with more technical information on this solution.

Legal firm sails through Hurricane Sandy with Windows ServerIT at the Law Offices of Aaron I. Katsman couldn’t keep up with the firm’s growth. Slow performance and the need to frequently restart servers significantly reduced productivity.

Microsoft partner WorkITsafe deployed Windows Server 2012, using Hyper-V to create virtual servers and desktop computers. They set up automatic backup and failover capabilities to guard against disaster.

The result: During Hurricane Sandy, employees served customers from home – without even realizing they were using the failover system.

“Our computers are our lifeline. When Hurricane Sandy hit, Hyper-V Replica saved our business.”Aaron I. Katsman, Owner, Law Offices of Aaron I. KatsmanDelivered uninterrupted customer service despite

a natural disaster that could have impacted business continuity

Increased IT agility and reduced costs with virtual servers desktops running on consolidated hardware

Gained time to focus on growing the business by reducing IT hassles and improving system performance

30 employees | Law | www.katsmanlaw.com

Be prepared for the unexpected

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Protect your files AND minimize business disruption

• Keep a replica of your entire server and keep it updated frequently

• Get your applications and services back up and running in minutes

Protect your files quickly and simply – the first line of defense

• Save copies of your files to a second location

• Quickly restore your files when accidentally deleted or lost

Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

 

Together, two complementary layers of protection for your business

Disaster RecoveryBackup

Do you need to buy storage… again?

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Today’s work involves all kinds of data - storing it should be easy

Storage solutions are too expensive

for most small &midsize businessesGetting the spaceto store your dataoften involves longwaits and downtime

An explosion of data in the workplace• Spreadsheets• Presentations• Photos and

videos• Customer data

Built-in to Windows Server 2012 R2 at no extra cost

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Get as much storage asyou need, fast, and without spending a fortune Know your employees have the

data storage they need, when they need it

…without spending a fortune for expensive solutionsClick here to jump to a slide in the appendix with more technical information on this solution.

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The challenge is to enable your people to be productive anywhere, while maintaining the peace of mind that your data is protected.

Your employees need to access on-site applications from remote locations

Remote PCs & Devices On-Site Applications

AccountingCRM

Product database

HR

They want access from remote PCs and mobile devices to business applications hosted on-site.

You want to make sure your data is secure in light of:

• Risk of lost or stolen laptops.• Use of personal devices at work.• Lack of control over who can access

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Offer remote access with greater peace-of-mindRemotely access applications while keeping company data on the server, where it is backed up and up-to-date.

Use capabilities in Windows Server 2012 R2 to enable easy remote access to applications, like accounting and CRM, that are hosted on-site – or in the cloud.

Have the peace of mind that sensitive data is kept on the server, not the laptop or device.

Offer a more seamless, “local-like” remote computing experience.

HR

CRM

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Toole Design Group specializes in bicycle and pedestrian transportation consulting. With many small, regional offices located far from HQ and rapid growth, their IT solution – based on Google Apps and Linux – could not deliver the ease of collaboration and reliability they needed.

With the help of District Computers, Toole Design Group moved to a system based on Office 365, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure.

The result: Specialists inside the company can work together no matter where they are located – at the click of a button.

“We have a lot of passionate experts in different locations who want to connect with each other. We need our people to feel like they’re part of the larger team even if they’re an office of one. That’s what Microsoft technology delivers.”

Ben Sigrist, GIS Coordinator, Toole Design GroupImproved employee satisfaction and retention in

branch offices by connecting individuals to the larger team

Provided real-time document collaboration and sharing with consistent formatting across devices

Enabled access to the same file structures and versions across all locations with DFSR replication

Set the stage for further growth with a highly scalable solution

Transportation consultancy connects experts company-wide with Microsoft solutions

60 employees | Transportation Consulting www.tooledesign.com

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Why pay more for VMware and get less?

Business Benefit Key Capability Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V

vSphereEssentials 5.5

Basic server virtualization

Hypervisor-the fundamental virtualization layer for abstracting hardware resources

Reduce downtime

Simplified VM management, built-in Migrate running VMs with zero downtime Migrate virtual storage with zero downtime Migrate running VMs without any shared storage with zero downtime

Improve business continuity

Replicate changed data at an interval of 30 seconds, 5 minutes, or 15 minutes for fast systems recovery

Get cost-effective, scalable storage

Enable space to be easily allocated to servers, on a just-enough and just-in-time basis

PriceBuilt-in at no extra cost

with Windows Server 2012 R2

$495 licensingprice only

Why pay nearly $500 to get VMware and get less functionality than you get built-in to Windows Server 2012 R2?

Source for VMware features and pricing: http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/compare-kits.html and http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/pricing.html

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Take action now to avoid security and compliance risks and ensure continued compatibility.

Now is a great time to modernize your server

Windows Server 2003 End of Extended Support is July 14, 2015.

Windows Server 2008 End of Mainstream Support is January 13, 2015.

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Windows Server 2012 R2 – a major leap forwardFEATURES

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2003 R2

Scalability & Performance

Compute Enterprise-Class Scale & Performance ü+ ü+ ü+ ü

NetworkNetwork Interface Card (NIC) Teaming ü+ ü û ûVirtual Receive-side Scaling (vRSS) ü û û û

Storage

Low-cost, highly available storage (SMBv3) ü+ ü û ûVirtual hard disk format (VHDX) ü+ ü û û

AvailabilityLive Migration ü+ ü+ ü ûVirtual Machine Live Cloning ü û û û

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

Failure recovery through Hyper-V replica ü+ ü û ûSimplified

ManagementServer Manager console ü+ ü+ ü û

Flexible, Affordable Storage

Storage Spaces ü+ ü û ûAutomatic storage tiers (HDD/SSD) ü û û û

Easy, Managed Remote Access

Windows Server Essentials Experience ü+ ü û ûVirtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) powered by RDS ü+ ü+ ü ûWork Folders ü û û û

ü+ indicates enhancements were made to the prior version. For more detail, please see the Windows Server 2012 R2 Feature Comparison by Versions.

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Appendix

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Case studies

Chemical company transforms business with all-in move to the latest Microsoft platform

“We have the right tools in place so we can go and sell chemicals. We don’t think about computers –they just help us do our jobs better.”

Art Hein, Managing Director, JARCHEM Industries, Inc.

JARCHEM delayed an IT investment for many years, resulting in system conflicts, business slowdowns, and reduced capabilities.

With Microsoft partner eMazzanti Technologies, JARCHEM updated PCs and servers to the latest Microsoft technologies including Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 & Hyper V, Office 365 and SQL Server 2012.

Now, everything “just works” and JARCHEM can focus on the business of delivering innovative chemicals to customers around the world.

JARCHEMIndustriesInc.

Consistent, up-to-date software saves employees time from system startup to sharing documents

Systems are automatically replicated off-site every 15 minutes for fast disaster recovery

Mobile access including Remote Desktop Services means employees can work anywhere

Fast, responsive technology helps JARCHEM maintain a customer service edge

40 employees | Chemicals | www.jarchem.com ModernBiz

Fun fitness pioneer keeps business bouncing forward

Adapt to Change

“As we welcome new franchise partners, it’s easy to fold them into Office 365 and get them up and running right away.”Tom Boyle, Director of IT, Sky Zone

Unifies disparate products into one enterprise-grade solution that scales with the business

Enables regional managers and franchisees to present a unified face to the world

Simplifies licensing and management for streamlined user onboarding

Integrated mobile access eliminates device management challenges

450 people | Recreation | www.skyzone.com

The global success of their indoor trampoline park concept spurred rapid growth at Sky Zone, but their productivity tools couldn’t scale.

They called on Microsoft partner CorpInfo to help them move to a unified cloud productivity solution: Office 365.

The result: Sky Zone now has a reliable, integrated productivity platform that will grow with their needs no matter how big they get.

Windows Server 2012 R2 Key features and capabilities

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Get the most out of your server hardware investment as you grow your business

Hyper-V

Quickly scale your data storage to meet your business needs at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions

Storage Spaces

Provide employees the flexibility to work anywhere and have the peace of mind that your data is protected

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) powered by RDS

Offer a consistent, well-managed experience across all the PCs and mobile devices in use by your organization

Windows Server Essentials Experience

Know you’re prepared for the unexpected, with the ability to recover from system failure and get back online quickly

Hyper-V Replica 7

Upgrade your applications and fix issues faster, without downtime

Live Migration with RDMA

Ensure more resilient connectivity and faster network performance

Dynamic NIC Teaming

Take advantage of the power of multi-core computers to handle the most intensive workloads

Virtual Receive-side Scaling (vRSS)

Reduce downtime and improve application performance

Server Message Block v3.0 (SMBv3)

Perform IT maintenance tasks and troubleshooting by duplicating running VMs without downtime

Virtual Machine Live Cloning

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Hyper-V Server Basics

Hyper-V Role Installation• Local or Remote using Server Manager or

PowerShell.

Hyper-V Server settings• Live Migration, Hyper-V Replica, Default Paths,

Adding Hardware.• Parent and Child Partitions.

Virtual Switch Manager• Private, Internal, External Switch Types.• Not the same as HNV and SDN.

Storage (Remote and Local Storage Options)• Host Scalability - Up to 320 logical processors, 4

TB RAM, 1024 VMs/host.

Hyper-V hypervisor

Windows Server 2012 R2

Parent partition to run and manage the Hyper-V role

Windows Server 2012 R2

Child partition running a virtual machine

Hardware

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Hyper‑V Replica

Replicate Hyper‑V VMs from a Primary to a Replica site• Affordable in-box business

continuity and disaster recovery.

• Configurable replication frequencies of 30 seconds, 5 minutes and 15 minutes.

• Secure replication across network.

• Agnostic of hardware on either site.

• No need for other virtual machine replication technologies.

• Automatic handling of live migration.

• Simpler configuration and management.

Hyper‑V role and tools

Hyper‑V cmdlets

Hyper‑V PS integrated

UI

Hyper‑V Management Module tracks and

replicates changes for each virtual machine

Hyper‑V role and tools

Hyper‑V cmdlets

Hyper‑V PS integrated

UI

Hyper‑V Management Module receives and

applies the changes to the replica virtual machine

Primary site

Replicate over WAN link

SMB file share

Send/receive replica traffic

SAN

Replica site

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R2

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• Virtualization of storage with Storage Pools and Storage Spaces.

• Storage resilience and availability with commodity hardware.

• Automatically tiers data across memory, SSD and spinning disks.

• Write-back cache to absorb spike in random writes.

• Resiliency and data redundancy through n-way mirroring or parity mode.

• Use optimized through thin and trim provisioning and enclosure awareness.

• Integration with other Windows Server 2012 capabilities.

• SSD, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial AT Attachment (SATA) interconnects.

Storage Spaces

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(Shared) SSD, SAS or SATA

WindowsServer 2012 R2capabilities

Windows Application Server or File Server

Physical or virtualized deployments

Hyper-V SMB MultichannelSMB Direct

Storage Space Storage Space Storage Space

Tiered PhysicalStorage

SSD

HDD

Storage Pool Storage PoolStorage Pool

WindowsVirtualizedStorage

VDI with Windows Server 2012 R2

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Firewall

Public Location

Corporate Office

Branch Office Hom

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Powered by Windows Server 2012 R2

1 platform1 experience

3 deployment choices

PersonalVMs

Desktop sessions

Pooled VMs