Right after Microsoft’s TechEd event CJ Williams kindly sent me links to videos describing new features in upcoming Windows Server (and Hyper-V) release. I would strongly recommend you watch What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Networking and Deep Dive on Hyper-V Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 R2, and here’s a short(er) summary.
This blog post is describing futures that will ship in 2H2013. However, as all the videos mentioned above included live demos, and the preview release shipped on June 24th, it’s obvious they’re past the “it works so great in PowerPoint” stage.
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