• Simplify management by using new tools that provide a one-stop interface for server configuration and monitoring, as well as the ability to automate routine tasks.
• Customize server configuration, installing only the roles and features you need, minimizing the attack surface area, and reducing the need for software updates.
• Increase control over servers located in remote locations, such as the branch office, with optimized server administration and data replication.

• Connect to remote applications across firewalls and without the use of a VPN.
• Quickly respond to the needs of your users, regardless of their location.
• Provide centralized application access and integration of remotely published applications with new functionality in Terminal Services.

• Ensure that computers trying to connect to your network comply with security policies you set with Network Access Protection.
• Protect your data to ensure it can only be accessed by users with the correct security context.
• Increase control over your user settings with Expanded Group Policy.

Develop reliable host Web applications and services with a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage Web server and platform, Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7).