Windows Server 2012 R2 The Essentials Experience Part 5 of 7 Cloud Integration & Add-ins

Agenda and cloud services integration Office 365 Exchange Server Hosted Exchange Add-Ins & Extensibility Windows Azure Backup

Office 365 integration

Goals ‐ Offer a simplified administration experience that spans on-premises user accounts together with their cloud-based mailboxes ‐ Maximize the better together value of Essentials and Office 365 Integration features ‐ Simple configuration ‐ Unified identity management ‐ Use the same Windows password to access Office 365 ‐ Integrated domain name configuration ‐ At-a-glance view of your Office 365 subscription

At-a-glance view of Office 365 The Dashboard provides a single administrative interface Get an at-a-glance view of your Office 365 subscription information Also manage your users, client computers, shared folders, hard drives, etc.

Additional Office 365 integration Manage SharePoint Online libraries Manage SharePoint Online storage from within the Dashboard Provide simplified SharePoint permission management Manage mobile devices View connected devices Configure password policy Enable/block access from mobile devices Remote wipe a mobile device

Simple configuration Start configuration from the Dashboard Home page Only requirement is your Office 365 admin username and password Configuration wizard supports creating new subscriptions or trials

Unified identity management User accounts & mailboxes ‐ You can create user accounts together with their associated mailboxes from the Users page ‐ For existing user accounts, you can assign them either a new or an existing Office 365 account ‐ For existing Office 365 accounts, you can associate them with a new or existing user account Manage a user’s Office 365 account from the Dashboard throughout its lifecycle

Office 365 Password sync 3.Same credentials are used to access the local network and Office 365 Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

Manage SharePoint libraries Manage SharePoint Online libraries from the Dashboard ‐ Add, delete, and manage ‐ Three library types are available:  Document library  Picture library  Wiki page library ‐ Optionally turn on versioning ‐ Permissions can be set per library or inherited from the parent site Libraries can be opened in Windows Explorer just like shared folders

Manage mobile devices Set device password policy ‐ Enforce passwords ‐ Min length and number of allowed failures ‐ Lock after inactivity ‐ Define password strength policy ‐ Require encryption on the device Access rules ‐ Block devices based on device family and/or device model Remotely wipe devices

Integrated domain name configuration Easily configure the same company domain for Office 365 and Remote Web Access ‐ For as your Office 365 & remote.contoso.com for RWA When using automatic DNS management, linking domains is also automatic Custom DNS records for manual configuration are provided

Exchange Server and Hosted Exchange integration

Virtual instance running Other server roles to support your workloads -Can be used for Exchange Server, SharePoint, WSUS, SQL Server, Remote Desktop Services, etc. Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard includes the Windows Server Essentials Experience role Virtual instance running Windows Server Essentials Experience -Remote Web Access -Client computer backup - integration -Dashboard, etc. Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard running Hyper-V provides up to two virtual instances with a single license Deploying an Exchange Server Exchange Server must run on a second server (physical or virtual) sbs/archive/2012/07/27/ aspx Windows Server Essentials communicates directly with Exchange Server

Unified identity management User Accounts & Mailboxes ‐ You can create user accounts together with their associated mailboxes ‐ Exchange Server integrates with Active Directory ‐ Manage the user’s mailbox quota Manage a user’s mailbox from the Dashboard throughout its lifecycle ‐ When deleting a user account, remove mailbox contents immediately or according to Exchange Server retention policy

Hosted Exchange integration Windows Server Essentials Experience provides a Hosted add-in framework Designed to help hosted providers to develop an add-in that can integrate their hosted services into Essentials Greatly simplifies the development of a custom add-in Provides a set of built-in standard UI extensions for integrated management Also provides flexibility for hosters to create their own integration experiences Provides a built-in provider that implements the business logic For example, one of the services offered is a password sync service Defines a standard adaptor interface where hosters can provide the logic to connect the built-in provider with their own hosting services

Hosted Exchange add-in architecture The framework consists of 3 layers: ‐ User interface (UI) ‐ Business logic ‐ Data operations The UI layer provides a generic, customizable experience for hosted integration The business logic layer implements key logic that the UI layer needs At the data operation layer, a custom add-in must provide two components: ‐ An adaptor that implements the key data communication logic ‐ An add-in configuration file

Add-Ins

Add-ins ‐ Functionality that extends the product to add end user features, administrative features, or both ‐ Support for OEM pre-installation during factory imaging ‐ Can be cloud-based or on-premises apps Add-in Manager ‐ A centralized location to manage add-ins ‐ Includes add-in deployment infrastructure

Add-in advantages & how to find them Provides standard way for ISV’s to develop to the platform Integrates a single install and management approach Inline with simplified management pillar and self servicing Allows centralized management of on-premises and cross-premise solutions Add value for OEMs to pre-install services Discover popular add-ins via Microsoft Pinpoint

Add-In Manager Install/Uninstall from the server or a client computer ‐ For add-ins with client-side components, you can choose to install those immediately or do so later Add-In Manager provides entry points into: ‐ Subscription renewal, if applicable ‐ Installing updates ‐ Add-in support web sites

Extensibility areas Rich Software Development Kit (SDK) Add-ins can extend one or more areas: ‐ Dashboard ‐ Launchpad ‐ RWA ‐ Health Alerts Add-ins can manage: ‐ Storage ‐ Computers ‐ Users Additional feature level APIs Provider Framework Windows Server base DashboardLaunchpad Remote Web Access Health Alerts Learn more about the Windows Server Essentials SDK

Windows Azure Backup add-in

Windows Azure Backup integration Sign up Back up Register and configure Recover to the same or a different server Install Agent

Windows Azure Backup integration Adds a new page to the Dashboard Create Windows Azure account and then create a Backup Vault Use the Backup Vault’s security certificate to register your server Complete the configuration wizard to define your online backup settings ‐ Select folders to protect ‐ Define backup schedule (up to twice daily) ‐ Select retention policy (7, 15, or 30 days) ‐ Restrict bandwidth usage

Next steps

Resources Windows Server Essentials Tech Center Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server blog Windows Server Essentials support forum winserveressentials/threads winserveressentials/threads Windows Server 2012 R2 product page windows-server-2012-r2/default.aspx windows-server-2012-r2/default.aspx Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials product page windows-server-2012-r2-essentials/default.aspx windows-server-2012-r2-essentials/default.aspx

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How to Buy Windows Server 2012 R2 31 *CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. See the Product Use Rights for detailsProduct Use Rights Licensing Model Processor + CAL* Server (25 User Limit) Server (15 User Limit) Feature Comparison Full Windows Server functionality with unlimited virtual instances Full Windows Server functionality with two virtual instances Simpler interface, pre-configured connectivity to cloud-based services; one virtual instance of Essentials General purpose Server functionality with no virtualization rights Ideal for… Highly virtualized private and hybrid cloud environments Low density or non-virtualized environments Small business environments for servers with up to two processors Economical general purpose server with a single processor Edition Datacenter Standard Essentials Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions include the new Windows Server Essentials Experience server role, offering features such as Remote Web Access and client computer backup that previously were only available through the Windows Server Essentials edition. Choose from four editions of Windows Server, based on the size of the customer organization and their requirements for virtualization and cloud computing.

Product & Licensing Resources 32 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server Partner Resources: Windows Server Technical Resources: Windows Azure Windows Azure Partner Resources: Windows Azure Technical Resources: Microsoft Volume Licensing Microsoft Volume Licensing Resources: Microsoft Licensing Advisor:

Windows Server 2012 R2 Licensing for SMBs 33 Benefits * Available in select countries and regions Open Value Subscription* Gives customers the option to subscribe to Microsoft product licenses Provides the lowest up- front costs of the Open Programs with the flexibility to meet changing demands Open License “Pay-as-you-go” model Allows customers to change their licensing program as their business grows Select Plus For midsize and large organizations with 250 or more desktop PCs Can license software and services at a business unit level with the price saving advantages of a single organization Open Value Software Assurance Simplified license management Annual payment structure Three options: organization-wide, non–organization-wide, and subscription Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) For hosting providers No upfront costs or volume license commitments Pay only for what you provided customers in the previous month Access the latest versions of software

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