Introduction
I’ve been hearing from a number of network admins who expect to be evaluating the benefits of upgrading their server operating system in the next year. Everyone wants to know whether the new features and functionalities are enough to make it worth the cost and hassle. That’s why I began this series on what’s new and cool in Windows Server 2012 networking. In part 1 of the series, we talked about new and improved features in 801.1x authenticated wired and wireless, BranchCache, Data Center Bridging (DCB), DNS and DHCP. In Part 2, we focused on a biggie: Hyper-V network virtualization.
I’ve been hearing from a number