One of features that’s been gaining traction with people I talk to who have been using Windows Server 2012 R2 is the deduplication capability, which leads to some pretty results in terms of claiming back free storage, especially when talking about things like VHD/VHDX libraries, where it can really do it’s job. Now that we are getting closer to the Windows Server 2016 launch there is more information being published, which is a welcome move for those of us who want to take a closer look.
The pages to take a look at are:
What’s New in Data Deduplication
Understanding Data Deduplication (this one’s worth it for the animated gifs!)
Installing and Enabling Data Deduplication
Advanced Data Deduplication Settings