Corporate Vice President of Windows Server & System Center Brad Anderson has gone into in-depth detail regarding what’s new in Windows Server 2012 R2 in a series of blog posts over on the In the Cloud blog.
However, if you’re looking for a consolidated list of some of the new features in R2, be sure to check out this post over on the Server & Cloud Blog.
According to the Server & Cloud Blog, some of the new features include:
· The storage tiering feature of Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 automatically tiers data across hard disks and solid state drives based on usage to dramatically increase storage performance and cost efficiency.
· Network virtualization in Windows Server 2012 R2, along with the management capabilities in System Center 2012 R2 provides the flexibility to place any virtual machine on any node regardless of IP address with isolation.
· Cross-version live migration enables virtual machines running on Windows Server 2012 to be migrated to Windows Server 2012 R2 hosts with no downtime.
For the complete list, head on over to the Server & Cloud Blog. Also, you can download the preview of Windows Server 2012 R2 here.
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