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Windows Server 2012 delivers a robust set of features to help you better manage and protect data access, simplify deployment and management of your identity infrastructure, and provide more secure access to data from virtually anywhere. Read more about some of the key identity and access features in Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V.
Key Features
  • Active Directory

    Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 is built for the cloud with better management...

    Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 is built for the cloud with better management capabilities, better virtualization support, and support for Dynamic Access Control. You can use Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 to:
     
    • Leverage Windows PowerShell support for nearly all Active Directory tasks and take advantage of the included Windows PowerShell History viewer in the Active Directory Administrative Center for easy adoption of Windows PowerShell.
    • Easily deploy Active Directory in the cloud through better virtualization support and the ability to easily clone Active Directory virtual machines.
    • Manage and deploy Active Directory at scale through a significantly improved domain controller deployment experience and integrated readiness tools.
    • Deploy Dynamic Access Control using additional support for identity claims in Active Directory.

  • Dynamic Access Control

    Dynamic Access Control, new in Windows Server 2012, provides a holistic data...

    Dynamic Access Control, new in Windows Server 2012, provides a holistic data classification and protection system integrated with centralized access control. You can use Dynamic Access Control in Windows Server 2012 to:
     
    • Classify data on organizational file servers based on their contents, location, and more. The classification data can be used for audit information, access control, and automatic classification tasks.
    • Achieve central access control by enabling access control policies in Active Directory and distributing them to file servers. These policies can be based on classification information in the data and paired with user information from Active Directory for fine-grain access policies.
    • Automatically protect sensitive information through integration with Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS). With an existing AD RMS implementation, properly classified data can be automatically sent to AD RMS for protection in near-real time.

  • DirectAccess

    DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 helps you offer users seamless, more...

    DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 helps IT offer users seamless, more secure access to corporate data from virtually any Internet connection. DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 now helps you to:
     
    • Simplify deployment and configuration to achieve basic DirectAccess deployments in several mouse clicks through a Server Manager wizard.
    • Reduce infrastructure requirements so, even if your organization has little or no IPv6 deployment plans, you can successfully and easily deploy DirectAccess.
    • Easily deploy and centrally manage DirectAccess through its full integration with Server Manager and PowerShell.
     
    Take advantage of multisite support that allows for optimal performance and fault-tolerance for geographically dispersed clients within a common management experience.

  • DirectAccess

    DirectAccess

    19:27

  • Active Directory

    Active Directory

    26:26

  • Dynamic Access Control

    DAC

    15:35

Overview

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Dynamic Access

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