Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Determining the Scope of Your Project

As outlined in Chapter 1, “Windows Server 2012 Technology Primary,” the Windows Server 2012 platform contains such a wealth of features that planning a migration to it can seem quite daunting at first. This chapter provides some guidance and best practices that can assist with the process and help organizations create a well-thought-out and structured implementation plan.

Rather than forging ahead with no plan or goals and simply building new servers, loading application software, and inserting it into an existing network environment, a more organized process controls the risks involved and defines in detail what the end state will look like.

The first steps involve getting a better sense of the scope of ...