Windows Storage Server 2012 is the Windows Server 2012 platform of choice for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances offered by Microsoft partners. As part of a network-attached storage appliance, Windows Storage Server 2012 can help reduce the storage costs associated with building modern datacenters & private clouds. It enhances the traditional file serving capabilities & extends file based storage for application workloads like Hyper-V, SQL & Internet information Services (IIS). Windows Storage Server 2012 delivers excellent economics for a shared storage solution by leveraging industry standard hardware matched with robust storage capabilities. It delivers continuous availability that is designed to protect from a range of failures & prevent downtime in a scalable & reliable manner. Windows Storage Server 2012 based NAS appliances are best suited for you if you are seeking to deploy a dedicated turnkey solution for highly reliable, high-performance shared storage, for example your database needs. If you are a customer who wants to deploy a converged private cloud infrastructure which also
Includes:: the ability to run physical or virtual workloads including line-of-business applications, you should consider Windows Server 2012 for your needs.