Windows Server 2012 R2
ModernBiz
Agenda
ModernBiz: Your path to the Modern Business
Windows Server overview
Key business solutions
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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
Why pay more?
A great time to modernize your server
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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
Increase
your sales
Understand
your
customer
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Safeguard
your business
Get the
most out
of your
technology
Get your
work done
anywhere
Be prepared
for the
unexpected
Protect
and control
your data
Grow
efficiently
Adapt
to change
Work
together
easily
Business
anywhere
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ModernBiz
Windows Server 2012
R2 helps enable the
modern business across
a range of solution
areas.
Increase
your sales
Adapt
to change
Understand
your
customer
ModernBiz
Know your business
can be back up and
running in minutes
Keep business data
protected, even when
mobile devices go missing
Get scalable storage
without spending
Get the
a fortune
most out
of your
technology
Get your
work done
anywhere
Be prepared
for the
unexpected
Protect
and control
your data
Get the most out of your server
hardware, and when ready,
easily extend to the cloud
Work
together
easily
Enable remote
access to on-site
business applications
like CRM, HR, or accounting
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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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Are you getting the most out
of your IT investment?
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As your company grows,
so does your IT spending
Increased use of email and applications
New software packages (CRM,
accounting)
Added file storage for new projects
Support for customer service demands
Growth for us means more employees, more
email and file storage… more IT investment.
You need to get the most
value from every investment
you make…
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Use software
innovation to
get the most
out of your
hardware
Most businesses today use
only a fraction of their
server capacity.
17%
17%
12%
12%
20%
20%
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.
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“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
Printing firm achieves
significant ROI with a
single IT investment
To 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
Is your business prepared for the
unexpected?
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40% of businesses hit by
a disaster never reopen
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If your systems go down, you can
lose deals, you can lose customersyou can lose your business.
The high price of traditional
disaster recovery solutions
can leave small and midsize
businesses stranded…
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Federal Emergency Management Agency, fema.gov
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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
Peace of Mind
Get your business
back up and running
in minutes
Built-in to Windows Server 2012 R2
Only included in premium versions of VMware
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“Our computers are
our lifeline. When
Hurricane Sandy hit,
Hyper-V Replica saved
our business.”
Aaron I. Katsman, Owner, Law Offices
of Aaron I. Katsman
Delivered 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
Legal firm sails through
Hurricane Sandy with
Windows Server
IT 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.
Be prepared for the unexpected
Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?
Backup
Protect your files quickly and simply
– the first line of defense
Disaster Recovery
Protect your files AND minimize
business disruption
• Save copies of your files to a
second location
• Keep a replica of your entire server
and keep it updated frequently
• Quickly restore your files
when accidentally deleted
or lost
• Get your applications and
services back up and
running in minutes
Together, two complementary layers of protection
for your business
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Do you need to buy storage…
again?
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Today’s work involves all kinds of data - storing it
should be easy
An explosion of data
in the workplace
• Spreadsheets
• Presentations
• Photos and videos
• Customer data
Storage solutions
are too expensive
for most small &
midsize businesses
Getting the space
to store your data
often involves long
waits and downtime
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Get as much
storage as
you need, fast,
and without
spending a
fortune
Built-in to Windows Server
2012 R2 at no extra cost
Know your employees have the data
storage they need, when they need it
…without spending a fortune for
expensive solutions
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Did your business data just walk
out the door?
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Your employees need to access on-site applications
from remote locations
Remote PCs & Devices
On-Site Applications
CRM
Accounting
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:
Product
database
HR
• Risk of lost or stolen laptops.
• Use of personal devices at work.
• Lack of control over who can access what.
The challenge is to enable your people to be productive anywhere, while
maintaining the peace of mind that your data is protected.
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Offer remote
access with
greater
peace-of-mind
Remotely access
applications while
keeping company data
on the server, where it is
backed up and up-todate.
HR
CRM
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.
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“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 Group
Improved employee satisfaction and retention in branch
offices by connecting individuals to the larger team
Transportation
consultancy connects
experts company-wide
with Microsoft solutions
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.
Provided real-time document collaboration and sharing with
consistent formatting across devices
With the help of District Computers, Toole Design
Group moved to a system based on Office 365,
Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure.
Enabled access to the same file structures and versions
across all locations with DFSR replication
The result: Specialists inside the company
Set the stage for further growth with a highly scalable
solution
60 employees | Transportation Consulting www.tooledesign.com
can work together no matter where they are
located – at the click of a button.
Get your work done anywhere
Why pay more for VMware and get less?
Why pay nearly $500 to get VMware and get less functionality than you get built-in to Windows Server 2012 R2?
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Essentials 5.5
Migrate running VMs without any shared storage
with zero downtime
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Improve business
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Replicate changed data at an interval of 30 seconds,
5 minutes, or 15 minutes for fast systems recovery
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Get cost-effective,
scalable storage
Enable space to be easily allocated to servers, on a
just-enough and just-in-time basis
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Built-in at no extra cost with
Windows Server 2012 R2
$495 licensing
price only
Business Benefit
Key Capability
Basic server virtualization
Hypervisor-the fundamental virtualization layer for
abstracting hardware resources
Simplified VM management, built-in
Migrate running VMs with zero downtime
Reduce downtime
Price
Migrate virtual storage with zero downtime
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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Now is a great time to
modernize your server
Take action now to avoid
security and compliance risks
and ensure continued
compatibility.
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 forward
FEATURES
Compute
Scalability & Performance
Network
Storage
Availability
Business Continuity/
Disaster Recovery
Simplified Management
Flexible, Affordable
Storage
Enterprise-Class Scale & Performance
Network Interface Card (NIC) Teaming
Virtual Receive-side Scaling (vRSS)
Low-cost, highly available storage (SMBv3)
Virtual hard disk format (VHDX)
Live Migration
Virtual Machine Live Cloning
Failure recovery through Hyper-V replica
Server Manager console
Storage Spaces
Automatic storage tiers (HDD/SSD)
Windows Server Essentials Experience
Easy, Managed Remote
Access
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) powered by RDS
Work Folders
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2012 R2
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Next steps
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Appendix
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Case studies
“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.”
Chemical company
transforms business
with all-in move to the
latest Microsoft
platform
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.
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Art Hein, Managing Director,
JARCHEM Industries, Inc.
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
JARCHEM
Industries
Inc.
40 employees | Chemicals | www.jarchem.com
Fun fitness pioneer
keeps business
bouncing forward
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.
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
Windows Server 2012 R2
Key features and capabilities
Top 10 Features in Windows Server 2012 R2
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Live Migration with
RDMA
Upgrade your applications and fix
issues faster, without downtime
Hyper-V Replica
Know you’re prepared for the unexpected,
with the ability to recover from system
failure and get back online quickly
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Virtual Machine
Live Cloning
Perform IT maintenance tasks and
troubleshooting by duplicating
running VMs without downtime
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Storage Spaces
Quickly scale your data storage to meet
your business needs at a fraction of the
cost of traditional solutions
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Dynamic NIC
Teaming
Ensure more resilient connectivity and
faster network performance
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Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI)
powered by RDS
Provide employees the flexibility to work
anywhere and have the peace of mind
that your data is protected
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Virtual Receiveside Scaling (vRSS)
Take advantage of the power of multicore computers to handle the most
intensive workloads
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Windows Server
Essentials
Experience
Offer a consistent, well-managed
experience across all the PCs and mobile
devices in use by your organization
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Server Message
Block v3.0 (SMBv3)
Reduce downtime and improve
application performance
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Hyper-V
Get the most out of your server hardware
investment as you grow your business
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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.
Windows Server
2012 R2
Parent partition
to run and
manage the
Hyper-V role
Windows Server
2012 R2
Child partition
running a virtual
machine
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.
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Hyper-V hypervisor
Hardware
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Hyper-V Replica
Primary site
Replicate Hyper-V VMs from
a Primary to a Replica site
Replica site
• Affordable in-box business
continuity and disaster recovery.
• Configurable replication frequencies
of 30 seconds, 5 minutes and 15
minutes.
P1
P2
Replicate over
WAN link
R2
R3
R1
• Secure replication across network.
• Agnostic of hardware on either site.
• No need for other virtual machine
replication technologies.
SMB file share
Hyper-V role and tools
Hyper-V role and tools
Hyper-V
cmdlets
Hyper-V
cmdlets
Hyper-V PS
integrated UI
• Automatic handling of live migration.
• Simpler configuration and
management.
SAN
Hyper-V Management Module
tracks and replicates changes
for each virtual machine
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Send/receive
replica traffic
Hyper-V PS
integrated UI
Hyper-V Management Module
receives and applies the
changes to the replica virtual
machine
Storage Spaces
Windows Application Server or File Server
• Virtualization of storage with Storage Pools
and Storage Spaces.
• Storage resilience and availability with
commodity hardware.
Physical or
virtualized
deployments
• 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
Windows
Server 2012 R2
capabilities
SMB Direct
Windows
Virtualized
Storage
Storage Space
Hyper-V
Storage Space
SMB Multichannel
Storage Space
provisioning and enclosure awareness.
• Integration with other Windows Server
2012 capabilities.
• SSD, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial
AT Attachment (SATA) interconnects.
Storage Pool
Tiered
Physical
Storage
Storage Pool
SSD
HDD
(Shared) SSD, SAS or SATA
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VDI with Windows Server 2012 R2
Powered by Windows Server 2012 R2
Firewall
Corporate
Office
Branch
Office
Home
Public Location
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Desktop
sessions
Pooled
VMs
Personal
VMs
1 platform
1 experience
3 deployment choices