Introduction

Welcome to Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant. Over the years, I’ve written about many different server technologies and products, but the one product I like writing about the most is Microsoft Windows Server. For anyone transitioning to Windows Server 2012 from an earlier release of Windows Server, I’ll let you know right up front that I believe this is the most significant update to Windows Server since the introduction of Windows 2000 Server. While the extensive UI changes are a key part of the revisions to the operating system, the deeper changes are below the surface, in the underlying architecture.

The good news is Windows Server 2012 builds off the same code base as Microsoft Windows 8. This means that you can apply much ...

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