What can you gain by deploying Windows Server 2012 to your data center? This succinct guide takes a practical look at Microsoft’s upgraded server and helps you determine how - or if - it can serve your business. You’ll learn about all of the new features of Windows Server 2012, and how it was expressly designed to meet the demands of virtualized data centers, cloud computing, and massive storage requirements. If you chose to deploy this new server, and currently use Windows Server 2008, this book will serve as an ideal reference as you become familiar with the capabilities of Windows Server 2012. Learn your options for moving to Windows Server 2012 - including the best time to migrate Avoid gotchas and discover how to deploy the server with relative ease Get up to speed on the server’s networking capabilities, security enhancements, and virtualization features