Windows Server 2003 R2 Helps Integrate the Branch Office
Windows Server 2003 R2 provides underlying technology that you can use to simplify integration of branch office servers into your larger enterprise IT environment. With Windows Server 2003 R2, you can maintain the performance, availability, and productivity benefits of a local branch office server while avoiding the negative issues that are typically associated with branch office environments, such as limited connectivity and management overhead.
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Windows Server 2003 R2 helps you:
1. | Keep your business running smoothly by utilizing faster data replication. |
2. | Manage your infrastructure more easily with centralized management tools. |
3. | Reduce administrative costs by minimizing the need for local back-up. |
Windows Server 2003 R2, the first instance in a series of upcoming branch office technologies from Microsoft and industry partners, offers functionality that streamlines operations for remote file and print servers. The following Windows Server 2003 R2 features deliver distinct advantages for branch office integration:
1. | Robust File Replication: Windows Server 2003 R2 includes a completely rewritten replication engine for the Distributed File System (DFS). DFS Replication provides a robust multimaster file replication service, which is significantly more scalable and efficient in synchronizing file servers than its predecessor, File Replication Services (FRS). DFS Replication schedules and throttles replication schemes, supports multiple replication topologies, and utilizes Remote Differential Compression (RDC) to increase WAN efficiency. If WAN connections fail, data can be stored and forwarded when WAN connections become available. | ||||||
2. | Advanced Compression Technologies: Remote Differential Compression (RDC) is a WAN-friendly compression technology that replicates only the changes needed to ensure global file consistency. | ||||||
3. | Enhanced Management Tools:
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Additional Resources
Planning guide: Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Release 2
Branch Office Infrastructure Solution (BOIS) enables IT professionals to plan and design branch office infrastructures. It offers in-depth guidance for making decisions on whether to centralize services, standardize infrastructure, or consolidate servers. BOIS also highlights valuable updates included in Windows Server 2003 R2.
TechNet Webcast: Branch Office Benefits in Windows Server 2003 R2
October 20, 2005
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 includes technologies that are valuable for branch office organizations. Learn how technologies such as the Distributed File System and Print Management Console enable efficient Wide Area Network file replication and enhanced remote management.
TechNet Webcast: Branch Office Solutions in Windows Server 2003 and Beyond
TechEd 2005
Drew McDaniel, program manager on the Branch Office team, provides an overview of current technology that can be used in the Branch Office, as well as a detailed review of the new technologies in Windows Server 2003 R2 that help customers manage their remote Branch Office servers.
White Paper: Windows Server 2003 R2: Support for Branch Offices
Windows Server 2003 R2 contains new technologies for streamlining access management across security boundaries and efficiently managing enterprise storage.This article explains how leveraging R2 features can help simplify the management and increase the overall productivity of an organization's branch offices.
TechNet Webcast: Deploying Active Directory in the Branch Office
October 21, 2005
Are you experiencing some trepidation about deploying Active Directory to your organization's branch offices? Watch this webcast presented by Matt Hester, a Microsoft Exchange Server insider, to learn deployment best practices, and how Windows Server 2003 R2 can help you with replication across branch offices.