Windows Server 2012 R2 ModernBiz
Windows Server 2012 R2
ModernBiz
ModernBiz: Your path to the Modern BusinessWindows Server overviewKey business solutions
• GetthemostoutofyourITinvestment• Bepreparedfortheunexpected• Getscalablestoragewithoutspendingafortune• Enableremoteaccesswhileprotectingbusinessdata
Why pay more?A great time to modernize your serverGet started
Agenda
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ModernBiz
Chooseyourownpathtomodern,withflexible,familiar,andtrustedsolutionsforyourbusiness—desktoptomobile,servertocloud.
Connect with customers
Grow efficiently
Safeguard your business
Business anywhere
Increaseyoursales
Getthemostoutofyour
technology
Bepreparedforthe
unexpected
Protectandcontrolyourdata
Worktogethereasily
Getyourworkdoneanywhere
Understandyour
customer
ModernBiz
Adapttochange
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ModernBiz
WindowsServer2012R2helpsenablethemodernbusinessacrossarangeofsolutionareas.
Getthemostoutofyourserverhardware,andwhenready,easily
extendtothecloudIncreaseyoursales
Getthemostoutofyour
technology
Bepreparedforthe
unexpected
Protectandcontrolyourdata
Worktogethereasily
Getyourworkdoneanywhere
Understandyour
customer
ModernBiz
Adapttochange Getscalablestorage
without spendingafortune
Know yourbusiness canbebackupandrunning inminutes
Enableremoteaccesstoon-site
business applicationslikeCRM,HR,oraccounting
Keepbusiness dataprotected,evenwhenmobiledevicesgomissing
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Windows Server 2012 R2
The server platform for the modern business. AsakeypartoftheMicrosofthybridITvision,WindowsServer2012R2providessmallandmidsizebusinessesastrongfoundationfortodayandaplatformtogrowinthefuture.
Are you getting the most out of your IT investment?
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Increaseduseofemailandapplications
Newsoftwarepackages(CRM,accounting)
Addedfilestoragefornewprojects
Supportforcustomerservicedemands
Youneedtogetthemostvaluefromeveryinvestmentyoumake…
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As your company grows, so does your IT spending
Growthforusmeansmoreemployees,moreemailandfilestorage…moreITinvestment.
Mostbusinessestodayuseonlyafractionoftheirservercapacity.
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Use software innovation to get the most out of your hardware 12% 20%17%
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Virtualization can help you:• Runmoreappsonthesameserver• Cuthardwarecostsandpowerbills• ImproveITefficiencyandresponsiveness
VMwarechargesforvirtualization.WhenyoubuyWindowsServer2012R2,virtualizationisbuilt-inatnoextracost.Clickhere tojumptoaslideintheappendixwithmoretechnicalinformationonthissolution.
Printing firm achieves significant ROI with a single IT investmentTodeployanewapplicationthatwouldenablecustomerstosubmit, review,andmonitor jobsonline,ClarkeMurphyPrinthadtoupdatetheirtechnology.
TheirMicrosoftpartner, XCentral,helped themupgrade tothelatestMicrosoft technologyacrossdesktop, server,mobile,andcloud– inabout10hours– withminimalend-usertrainingrequired.
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
“Ifwehadn’tpartneredwithXCentralandupgradedtothelatestMicrosofttechnology,thisbusinessmodelshiftwouldnothavebeenpossible.”BennMurphy,Director,ClarkeMurphy Print
Gainedscalabilityviabuilt-invirtualizationwithHyper-VandseamlessexpansiontoMicrosoftAzure
Deployedbusiness-criticalapplicationsandenhancedmobileaccess– allwithasingle, integratedsolution
Minimized trainingcoststhankstointuitiveandfamiliaruserexperience
40employees|Printing|www.clarkemurphyprint.com.au
Is your business prepared for the unexpected?
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Ifyoursystemsgodown,youcanlosedeals,youcanlosecustomers-youcanloseyourbusiness.
Thehighpriceoftraditionaldisasterrecoverysolutionscanleavesmallandmidsizebusinessesstranded…
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40% of businesses hit by a disaster never reopen1
1 FederalEmergencyManagementAgency,fema.gov
Getyourbusinessbackupandrunninginminutes
PeaceofMind
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Know that you’re open for business, even if disaster strikes
WithWindowsServer2012R2,yourservercanautomaticallyreplicateasoftenasevery30seconds
Built-intoWindowsServer2012R2
OnlyincludedinpremiumversionsofVMware
Clickhere tojumptoaslideintheappendixwithmoretechnicalinformationonthissolution.
Legal firm sails through Hurricane Sandy with Windows ServerITattheLawOfficesofAaron I.Katsman couldn’tkeepupwiththefirm’sgrowth.Slowperformanceandtheneedtofrequently restartserverssignificantly reducedproductivity.
MicrosoftpartnerWorkITsafedeployedWindowsServer2012,usingHyper-Vtocreatevirtualserversanddesktopcomputers.Theysetupautomaticbackupandfailovercapabilitiestoguardagainstdisaster.
Theresult:DuringHurricaneSandy,employeesservedcustomersfromhome–withoutevenrealizingtheywereusingthefailoversystem.
“Ourcomputersareourlifeline.WhenHurricaneSandyhit,Hyper-VReplicasavedourbusiness.”AaronI.Katsman,Owner,LawOfficesofAaronI.Katsman
Delivereduninterrupted customerservicedespiteanaturaldisasterthatcouldhaveimpactedbusinesscontinuity
IncreasedITagilityandreducedcostswithvirtualserversdesktopsrunning onconsolidatedhardware
Gainedtimetofocusongrowing thebusinessbyreducing IThasslesandimproving systemperformance
30employees|Law|www.katsmanlaw.com Be prepared for the unexpected
ProtectyourfilesANDminimizebusinessdisruption• Keepareplicaofyourentireserverandkeepitupdatedfrequently
• Getyourapplicationsandservicesbackupandrunninginminutes
Protectyourfilesquicklyandsimply–thefirstlineofdefense• Savecopiesofyourfilestoasecondlocation
• Quicklyrestoreyourfileswhenaccidentallydeletedorlost
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Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?
Together,twocomplementarylayersofprotectionforyourbusiness
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
Storagesolutionsaretooexpensiveformostsmall&midsizebusinesses
Gettingthespacetostoreyourdataofteninvolveslongwaitsanddowntime
An explosion of data in the workplace• Spreadsheets• Presentations• Photosandvideos• Customerdata
Built-intoWindowsServer2012R2atnoextracost
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Get as much storage asyou need, fast, and without spending a fortune
Knowyouremployeeshavethedatastoragetheyneed,whentheyneedit…withoutspendingafortuneforexpensivesolutions
Clickhere tojumptoaslideintheappendixwithmoretechnicalinformationonthissolution.
Did your business data just walk out the door?
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The challenge istoenableyourpeopletobeproductiveanywhere,whilemaintainingthepeaceofmindthatyourdataisprotected.
Your employees need to access on-site applications from remote locationsRemote PCs & Devices On-Site Applications
AccountingCRM
Productdatabase
HR
TheywantaccessfromremotePCsandmobiledevicestobusinessapplicationshostedon-site.
Youwanttomakesureyourdataissecure inlightof:• Riskoflostorstolenlaptops.• Useofpersonaldevicesatwork.• Lackofcontroloverwhocanaccesswhat.
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Offer remote access with greater peace-of-mindRemotelyaccessapplicationswhilekeepingcompanydataontheserver,whereitisbackedupandup-to-date.
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UsecapabilitiesinWindowsServer2012R2toenableeasyremoteaccesstoapplications,likeaccountingandCRM,thatarehostedon-site– orinthecloud.
Havethepeaceofmindthatsensitivedataiskeptontheserver,notthelaptopordevice.
Offeramoreseamless,“local-like”remotecomputingexperience.
HR
CRM
Clickhere tojumptoaslideintheappendixwithmoretechnicalinformationonthissolution.
TooleDesignGroupspecializesinbicycleandpedestriantransportationconsulting.Withmanysmall,regionalofficeslocatedfarfromHQandrapidgrowth,theirITsolution– basedonGoogleAppsandLinux–couldnotdelivertheeaseofcollaborationandreliabilitytheyneeded.
WiththehelpofDistrictComputers,TooleDesignGroupmovedtoasystembasedonOffice365,WindowsServer2012R2andMicrosoftAzure.
The result: Specialists inside the company can work together no matter where they are located –at the click of a button.
“Wehavealotofpassionateexpertsindifferent locationswhowanttoconnectwitheachother.Weneedourpeople tofeellikethey’repartofthelargerteamevenifthey’reanofficeofone.That’swhatMicrosoft technologydelivers.”
BenSigrist,GISCoordinator,TooleDesignGroup
Improvedemployeesatisfactionandretentioninbranchofficesbyconnectingindividualstothe largerteam
Providedreal-timedocumentcollaborationandsharingwithconsistentformattingacrossdevices
EnabledaccesstothesamefilestructuresandversionsacrossalllocationswithDFSRreplication
Setthestageforfurthergrowthwithahighlyscalablesolution
Transportation consultancy connects experts company-wide with Microsoft solutions
60employees |TransportationConsultingwww.tooledesign.com Get your work done anywhere
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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 servervirtualization Hypervisor-the fundamentalvirtualization layerforabstractinghardwareresources ü ü
Reducedowntime
Simplified VMmanagement,built-in ü üMigrate runningVMswithzerodowntime ü ûMigratevirtualstoragewithzerodowntime ü ûMigraterunningVMswithoutanysharedstoragewithzerodowntime ü û
Improvebusiness continuity Replicatechangeddataat anintervalof30seconds, 5minutes, or15minutesforfastsystemsrecovery ü û
Getcost-effective,scalablestorage
Enablespacetobeeasilyallocatedtoservers,onajust-enoughandjust-in-timebasis ü û
Price Built-in at no extra cost with Windows Server 2012 R2
$495 licensingprice only
Whypaynearly$500togetVMwareandgetlessfunctionality thanyougetbuilt-in toWindowsServer2012R2?
SourceforVMwarefeaturesandpricing: http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/compare-kits.html andhttp://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/pricing.html
Takeactionnowtoavoidsecurityandcompliance risksandensurecontinuedcompatibility.
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Now is a great time to modernize your server
Windows Server 2003 EndofExtendedSupportisJuly14,2015.
Windows Server 2008 EndofMainstreamSupportisJanuary13,2015.
Startplanningyourmigrationandmodernizing yourdatacentertodayImpactonMicrosoftSmallBusinessServer2003
Impactonbothphysicalandvirtualizedservers
Windows2003/R2 serverswillnotpassacomplianceaudit37criticalupdatesreleasedin2013forWindowsServer2003/R2–extendedsupportendsJuly14,2015
Discontinuedsupportformanyapplications
Nowisthetimetoact
Increasedcyber-securityrisks
Nosafehaven
Nosafehaven
Nocompliance
Nocompliance
Noupdates
Noupdates
What end-of-support means
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Windows Server 2012 R2 – a major leap forwardFEATURES
WindowsServer2012R2
WindowsServer2012
WindowsServer2008R2
WindowsServer2003R2
Scalability & Performance
Compute Enterprise-Class Scale&Performance ü+ ü+ ü+ ü
NetworkNetworkInterfaceCard(NIC)Teaming ü+ ü û ûVirtualReceive-sideScaling(vRSS) ü û û û
StorageLow-cost,highlyavailablestorage(SMBv3) ü+ ü û ûVirtualharddiskformat(VHDX) ü+ ü û û
AvailabilityLiveMigration ü+ ü+ ü ûVirtualMachineLiveCloning ü û û û
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery FailurerecoverythroughHyper-Vreplica ü+ ü û û
Simplified Management ServerManagerconsole ü+ ü+ ü ûFlexible, Affordable
Storage
StorageSpaces ü+ ü û ûAutomaticstoragetiers(HDD/SSD) ü û û û
Easy, Managed Remote Access
WindowsServerEssentialsExperience ü+ ü û ûVirtualDesktop Infrastructure(VDI)poweredbyRDS ü+ ü+ ü ûWorkFolders ü û û û
ü+ indicatesenhancementsweremadetothepriorversion.Formoredetail,pleaseseetheWindowsServer2012R2FeatureComparisonbyVersions.
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Appendix
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Case studies
Chemical company transforms business with all-in move to the latest Microsoft platform
“Wehavetherighttoolsinplacesowecangoandsellchemicals.Wedon’tthinkaboutcomputers–theyjusthelpusdoourjobsbetter.”
ArtHein,ManagingDirector,JARCHEMIndustries, Inc.
JARCHEMdelayedanITinvestmentformanyyears,resultinginsystemconflicts,businessslowdowns,andreducedcapabilities.
WithMicrosoftpartnereMazzanti Technologies,JARCHEMupdatedPCsandserverstothelatestMicrosofttechnologies includingWindows8.1,WindowsServer2012R2&HyperV,Office365andSQLServer2012.
Now,everything“justworks”andJARCHEMcanfocusonthebusinessofdeliveringinnovativechemicalstocustomersaroundtheworld.
JARCHEMIndustriesInc.
Consistent,up-to-datesoftwaresavesemployees timefromsystemstartup tosharingdocuments
Systemsareautomaticallyreplicatedoff-siteevery15minutesforfastdisasterrecovery
MobileaccessincludingRemoteDesktopServicesmeansemployeescanworkanywhere
Fast,responsive technologyhelpsJARCHEMmaintainacustomerserviceedge
40employees|Chemicals|www.jarchem.comModernBiz
Fun fitness pioneer keeps business bouncing forward
Adapt to Change
“Aswewelcomenewfranchisepartners,it’seasytofoldthemintoOffice365andgetthemupandrunningrightaway.”TomBoyle,DirectorofIT,SkyZone
Unifiesdisparateproducts intooneenterprise-gradesolution thatscaleswiththebusiness
Enablesregionalmanagersandfranchiseestopresentaunified facetotheworld
Simplifies licensingandmanagementforstreamlineduseronboarding
Integratedmobileaccesseliminatesdevicemanagementchallenges
450people|Recreation|www.skyzone.com
TheglobalsuccessoftheirindoortrampolineparkconceptspurredrapidgrowthatSkyZone,buttheirproductivitytoolscouldn’tscale.
TheycalledonMicrosoftpartnerCorpInfo tohelpthemmovetoaunifiedcloudproductivitysolution: Office365.
Theresult: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 Keyfeaturesandcapabilities
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Top 10 Features in Windows Server 2012 R2
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GetthemostoutofyourserverhardwareinvestmentasyougrowyourbusinessHyper-V
Quickly scaleyourdatastoragetomeetyourbusiness needsatafractionofthecostoftraditionalsolutions
StorageSpaces
Provideemployees theflexibility toworkanywhereandhavethepeaceofmindthatyourdataisprotected
VirtualDesktopInfrastructure(VDI)poweredbyRDS
Offeraconsistent,well-managedexperienceacrossallthePCs andmobile devicesinusebyyourorganization
Windows ServerEssentials Experience
Knowyou’repreparedfortheunexpected,withtheabilitytorecoverfromsystemfailureandgetbackonline quickly
Hyper-VReplica 7
Upgradeyourapplications andfixissuesfaster,withoutdowntime
LiveMigrationwithRDMA
Ensuremoreresilientconnectivity andfasternetworkperformanceDynamicNICTeaming
Takeadvantageofthepowerofmulti-corecomputerstohandlethemostintensiveworkloads
VirtualReceive-sideScaling(vRSS)
Reducedowntimeandimproveapplicationperformance
ServerMessageBlockv3.0(SMBv3)
PerformITmaintenancetasksandtroubleshooting byduplicatingrunningVMswithoutdowntime
VirtualMachineLiveCloning
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Hyper-V Server Basics
Hyper-VRoleInstallation• LocalorRemoteusingServerManagerorPowerShell.
Hyper-VServersettings• LiveMigration,Hyper-VReplica,DefaultPaths,AddingHardware.
• ParentandChildPartitions.
VirtualSwitchManager• Private,Internal,ExternalSwitchTypes.• NotthesameasHNVandSDN.
Storage(RemoteandLocalStorageOptions)• HostScalability- Upto320logicalprocessors,4TBRAM,1024VMs/host.
Hyper-Vhypervisor
WindowsServer2012R2ParentpartitiontorunandmanagetheHyper-Vrole
WindowsServer2012R2Childpartitionrunningavirtualmachine
Hardware
Backtosolution slide
Hyper-V Replica
ReplicateHyper-VVMsfromaPrimarytoaReplicasite• Affordable in-boxbusinesscontinuityanddisasterrecovery.
• Configurable replicationfrequenciesof30seconds,5minutesand15minutes.
• Securereplicationacrossnetwork.• Agnosticofhardwareoneithersite.• Noneedforothervirtualmachinereplicationtechnologies.
• Automatichandlingof livemigration.• Simplerconfigurationandmanagement.
Hyper-V roleand tools
Hyper-Vcmdlets
Hyper-VPSintegratedUI
Hyper-VManagementModuletracksandreplicateschangesfor
eachvirtualmachine
Hyper-V roleand tools
Hyper-Vcmdlets
Hyper-VPSintegratedUI
Hyper-VManagementModulereceivesandappliesthechangestothereplicavirtualmachine
Primarysite
ReplicateoverWANlink
SMBfileshare
Send/receivereplicatraffic
SAN
Replicasite
R1
R2
R3P1 P2
Backtosolution slide
• VirtualizationofstoragewithStoragePoolsandStorageSpaces.
• Storageresilience andavailabilitywithcommodity hardware.
• Automaticallytiersdataacrossmemory, SSDandspinning disks.
• Write-backcachetoabsorbspikeinrandomwrites.
• Resiliencyanddataredundancy throughn-waymirroringorparitymode.
• Useoptimizedthroughthinandtrimprovisioning andenclosure awareness.
• IntegrationwithotherWindows Server2012capabilities.
• SSD,SerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)andSerialATAttachment(SATA)interconnects.
Storage Spaces
Backtosolution slide
(Shared) SSD,SAS orSATA
WindowsServer 2012R2capabilities
WindowsApplicationServerorFileServer
Physicalorvirtualizeddeployments
Hyper-V SMBMultichannelSMBDirect
StorageSpace StorageSpace StorageSpace
TieredPhysicalStorage
SSD
HDD
Storage Pool Storage PoolStorage Pool
WindowsVirtualizedStorage
VDI with Windows Server 2012 R2
Backtosolution slide
Firewall
PublicLocationCorporateOffice
BranchOffice Home
PoweredbyWindowsServer2012R2
1platform1experience
3deploymentchoices
PersonalVMs
Desktopsessions
PooledVMs
OEM offerings
WhyDellEnterpriseServers?RealizethefullpotentialofWindowsServer2012R2
IBM:Security,efficiency,andreliability fortoday’senterpriseworkloads
ScaleupyourbusinesswithSystemx3150&3250M5entryserver solutions
Poweryourbusiness-critical computingapplicationswithSystemx3550&3650M5servers
Industry-leading Securitybuilt-in with System x Trusted Platform Assurance
#1 Reliability of all x86 servers1, #1 Customer Satisfaction Rating2
Performance optimized for compute intensive workloads
Storage-richserversofferflexibility inyourITenvironmentwithSystemx3630,3530&3300M4servers
Choosethe#1inCustomerSatisfactionRating1.ITICGlobalServer Hardware, Reliability Report- 2014-2015(May2014)2.TBCCustomerSatisfactionRating1Q14Survey
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Lenovo ThinkServer® Rack and Tower portfolio
TD340 / TD350 RD340 / RD440 RD550 / RD650
TS140/TS440SA120
RS140
FirstServer,Small/BranchOffice SMBtoMid-sized
Enterprise,BackOffice
Infrastructure&StorageApplications
Database,Compute,Virtualization
DirectAttachedStorage• Firstserver• RetailP.O.S.• File/Print• Mgmt/Firewall
• Email• SharePoint• LOB/industry apps• Virtualization• Web server• Database server
• Compute-intensive workloads• LOB apps • Hadoop/Lustre• Database server
• File/print• Email• Mid- to large-scale
business processing• Distributed database• Data collection,
analysis • DAS enclosure• Storage:
Front: up to 48TBBack: up to 3.2TB
Windows ServerR2StandardWindows ServerR2DataCenterWindows Server2012R2Foundation orEssentials
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ThinkServer TD340 GreatOffer forMid-sizedEnterpriseorBack-officeIt’s a competitive market and you need a server partner who offersthe right products at the right price.
List: $2609BB Price: $1929*Discount: $680
70B7S00600Xeon E5-2420v22 x 8GB DDR3 RDIMMSW RAID2 x 2TB Ent. SATATMM Premium (iKVM)DVD RW1x800W PSU3 year onsite
6 Open 3.5" hot-swap10 Open DIMM slots1 Open CPU socket
Contact your distribution partner today! Building Block offers end 9/30/2014.Please see TopSeller guides for complete information.
www.thinkserverconfig.com*System Building Block (BB) Price is List minus current rebates
Add:Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Lenovo Part: 82972SM
HP: Matching the right solution to your business needs
HPProLiantML300andDL100Series HPApollo6000and8000Series
Flexibility, performance and efficiency at lowest TCO
Density optimized delivering best performance per $ per watt
Smallbusiness HPC&serviceproviders
Mid-marketandenterprise
Performance optimized for compute intensive workloads
HPProLiantDL300andBL400Series
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