Wow thats a long title! But as it suggests there is a lot happening with the new releases from Microsoft, and I always find that other blogs contain just some piece of info regarding either SCVMM or Windows Server or another component. Therefore, I wanted to gather all the info from TechEd and compile a blog post containing all the new stuff that is going to be released this year.
Windows Server 2012 R2
Multiple improvements to Hyper-V:
* Cross-version Live Migration (Live migrate from 2012 to 2012 R2)
* Automatic Activation of VM’s
* New generation VM (No longer running legacy components)
* Enhanced Remote Desktop (VM connect)
* Enhanced Hyper-V replica
* Dynamic Memory for Linux
* Clone a running VM
* Live Migration Compression
* VHD deduplication
* Online VHDX resizing
* Storage QoS
* Hyper-V recovery Manager (Replicate to Azure)
* Live Migration with RDMA
* Shared VHDX
* Multi-tenant VPN gateway
* vRSS
* Remote Live Network Monitoring
Other Enhancements to Windows Server
* Better NIC teaming
* Powershell 4.0
* Better IPAM integration
* Better Resource Metering
* Session Shadowing
* Workplace Join (And Workspace folders)
* Storage Tiering (In Storage spaces)
* Support to export Start Screen Config using PowerShell and importing it using Group Policy
* Desired Configuration State Options
* Extended ACLs (Statefull inspection, Port, protocol)
System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager:
* Better support for using all types of storage types (iSCSI, FC, SMB 3.0
* Can manage NVGRE, PVLANs
* All system center components available as service tempates (later this year)
* ODX copy VM’s from library to production
* Integrate with IPAM
* VMM can remediate config problems on physical switches
* New Management Pack for Operations Manager
* More options for site-to-site VPN options for customers
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Service Manager
* Self-service portal can be used on SharePoint 2013
* Service management automation
Operations Manager
* Deep application monitoring into Java Applications
* Enhanced cross-platform monitoring
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Configuration Manager
* Support for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2
* Manage Windows 8.1 using Mobile Device Agent (BYOD)
* Workplace join
* Selective Wipe for IOS devices
* Better management of Android devices
* New Self-service Portals, native apps of IOS, Android and Windows x86
* Support for configuring Work folders
* Work folders integration with the Self-service portal
* Role-based administration control (RBAC) now supports reports
Data Protection Manager
* Online Backup Linux VM’s
Intune Wave E
* Office 365 Cloud Connector
* Support for Windows 8.1
* Support for Work Folders
* VPN and Wi-FI profile deployments
* New Company Portal
* Better Mobile platform support
* Selective Wipe