The majority of our enterprise customers see a future that uses capacity from multiple clouds – whether that be from multiple private clouds, a service provider or a public cloud like Azure, or software as a service (Saas) solutions running from the public cloud. It’s a vision that makes sense, but configuring and operating such “hybrid IT” environments is extremely complex. That’s why Microsoft engineers spent “hundreds of thousands of hours" making sure that “2012 R2” could solve this industry-wide challenge.
One of the biggest concerns with a hybrid cloud environment is the network, “everything from setting up the secure connection between clouds, to ensuring you could use your IP addresses (BYOIP) in the hosted and public clouds you chose to use,” writes Brad Anderson, corporate vice president of Windows Server and System Center.
By working on the assumption that hybrid IT would be the new norm, R2 product teams zeroed-in on understanding and simplifying the configuration and operating challenges that come with a multi-cloud environment.
“With the R2 wave of products– specifically Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 – enterprises can now benefit from the highly-available and secure connection that enables the friction-free movement of VMs across those clouds,” said Anderson. “If you want or need to move a VM or application between clouds, the transition is seamless and the data is secure while it moves.”
In Anderson’s post, principle program managers from the Windows Server and System Center team offer a detailed overview of 2012 R2’s hybrid networking features, including common customer scenarios. Head to the In the Cloud blog to learn more.
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Deborah Pisano
Microsoft News Center Staff