Dan Stolts IT Pro Evangelist US DPE - North East Microsoft Corporation .

Windows Networking: from Windows Vista to Windows 7

Dan StoltsIT Pro Evangelist

US DPE - North EastMicrosoft Corporation

http://blogs.technet.com/danstolts

Agenda Windows Networking: from Windows Vista to Windows 7

Networking with Windows VistaInformation Worker’s World ChangingDirectAccessTM VideoBranchCacheTM VideoClosing, Evaluations, Prize Drawing

Windows Vista NetworkingWindows Vista has been the most significant investment in networking since Windows 95

Easier ConnectivityWireless Reliability

Rich End-to-End SecurityServer & Domain Isolation - IPSec

Greater ManageabilityPolicy-based Quality of Service (eQoS)

Scalable Architecture Network Auto-tuning & IPv6

Focus on Return On Investment, Greater Productivity

Windows Vista Networking – Results

“Just upgrading client PCs to Microsoft’s Windows Vista can yield throughput and time-to-completion improvements of up to 3X over Windows XP.

Complete migration of servers to Windows Server 2008 can yield throughput and time-to-completion improvements of up to 4X over Windows XP/Windows Server 2003.”

Enhanced Network Performance with Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008By Tolly Group

Information Worker’s World Has Been Changing

BRANCH OFFICES

MOBILE & DISTRIBUTED WORKFORCE

CENTRAL OFFICE

REMOTE WORK

Situation Today

Remote Access for Mobile Workers

Corporate network boundary includes managed assets no matter where they are on the InternetEasy to service mobile PCs and distribute updates and policesNew network paradigm increases mobile user productivity by providing same experience inside & outsidethe office

Challenging for IT to manage, update, patch mobile PCs while disconnected from company networkDifficult for users to access corporate resources from outside the office

HomeOffice Home Office

DirectAccess

Windows 7 Solution

DirectAccess Server

Compliant Client

Compliant Client

IPsec/IPv6

Data Center and Business Critical Resources

Internet

Intranet User

Enterprise NetworkCompliant Network

Intranet User

IPsec/

IPv6

IPsec

/IPv6

Assume the underlying network is always insecure

Redefine enterprise network edge to insulate the datacenter and business critical resources

Tunnel over IPv4 UDP, TLS, etc.

DirectAccessTechnical Details

NAP / NPS Servers

DirectAccess Deployment

Determine your strategyBe ready to monitor IPv6 trafficChoose an Access Model: Full Intranet Access vs. Selected Server Access?Assess deployment scale

Get your infrastructure readyWindows 7 clientsWindows Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess ServerDC, DNS Server, Active Directory, PKI, Application Servers, etc.

During deploymentUse DirectAccess configuration wizard to setup DirectAccess Server and generate policies for clients, application servers, and DC/DNSCustomize policies as needed

Get ready step by step

IT Pro Benefits

Improved manageability of remote users IT simplification and cost reductionConsistent security for all access scenarios

Seamless & secure access to corporate resourcesConsistent connectivity experience in / out officeCombined with other Windows 7 features enhances the end to end IW experience

DirectAccess Benefits

End User Benefits

DirectAccess

Video

Situation Today

Windows 7 Solution

Branch Office Enhancements

Application and data access over WAN is slow in branch officesSlow connections hurt user productivity Improving network performance is expensive and difficult to implement

BranchCache™

SMB Enhancements

Improve user productivityReduce network bandwidth

utilization

1.Transparent Caching2.Improved Office Experience3.Offline Files Enhancements

Windows 7 Solution

BranchCache™

Authenticates current state of data and access rights of the user against the serverSupports commonly used protocols: HTTP(S), SMBSupport network security protocols (SSL, IPsec)Requires Windows Server 2008 R2 in the data center and hosted cache

Caches content downloaded from file and Web serversUsers in the branch can quickly open files stored in the cacheFrees up network bandwidth for other uses

Technical Details

IISFile Server

Group PolicyManagement

Install the optional “Windows BranchCache” component on a Windows 2008 R2 web or file server

Use Group Policy to enable Windows BranchCache on Windows 7 clients

HostedCache

Optionally, install a hosted cache in your branch. Configure clients to use it with Group Policy

BranchCache Deployment

BranchCache BenefitsIT Pro Benefits

Optimize network utilization:HTTP and HTTPS-based intranet trafficSMB (and signed SMB) shares on the read path

Support network security protocols (SSL, IPsec)Reduce the cost of managing WAN

Improve application responsiveness and reduce file transferwait timeCombined with other SMB offerings enhance the userexperience on remote shares

End User Benefits

BranchCache

Video

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Community blogs, forums

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