Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012is designed for the cloud from the ground up and provides a foundation for building both public and private cloud solutions to enable businesses to take advantage of the many benefits of cloud computing. Keeping that in mind, this book states that Windows Server 2012 is probably the most significant release of the Windows Server platform ever.
This book is presented as a “first look” based on the public beta release of Windows Server 2012 and is intended to help IT professionals familiarize themselves with the capabilities of the new platform. Below you can find the table of contents on this book:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012 
The rationale behind cloud computing Making the transition
Technical requirements for successful cloud computing
Four ways Windows Server 2012 delivers value for cloud computing Foundation for building your private cloud 

Chapter 2 Foundation for building your private cloud 
A complete virtualization platform
Increase scalability and performance Business continuity for virtualized workloads 

Chapter 3 Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
Continuous availability
Cost efficiency
Management efficiency  

Chapter 4 Deploy web applications on premises and in the cloud 
 Scalable and elastic web platform
Support for open standards  

Chapter 5 Enabling the modern workstyle 
Access virtually anywhere, from any device
Full Windows experience
Enhanced security and compliance

The book can be downloaded in various formats from this official MSDN web page.

Happy reading!