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TechNet Webcast: Branch Consolidation With Windows Server and Cisco WAN Optimization (Level 300)

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Overview Running Windows Server on the Cisco Wide-Area Appliance Service (WAAS) branch office solution reduces the cost and complexity of providing IT services in branch locations with accelerated access to centralized applications and secure and reliable local Windows Server services. The platform includes Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation on the Cisco WAAS platform, which communicates over a Wide-Area Network (WAN) to a Cisco WAAS appliance in a data center. Windows branch services include Active Directory, Domain Name System (DNS) Server, Microsoft Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server, and Microsoft Print Services.

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Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	23rd April 2009 00:00 UTC
Format	Webcast
Topics	Wide Area Networks (WAN), Mobile - Wireless Communications

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