This module goes over the differences between Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012. It also addresses installation, configuration and remote management of Windows Server 2012.

In this segment Rick and Ed go over how to monitor Windows Server 2012. They provide additional details on how to implement Windows Server backup, server and data recovery.

This session provides an overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0 - it is the version that comes with Windows Server 2012. You will learn how to use PowerShell 3.0 to manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and manage servers.

Storage in Windows Server 2012 offers lots of  new features and changes. This module specifically goes over configuring iSCSI storage, storage spaces and BranchCache in Windows Server 2012.

Windows 2012 introduces simplification in DNS. This segment covers implementing DNS and DHCP enhancements, implementing IP address management and provides an overview of the new changes in NAP and how they are implemented.

Wondering about Direct Access and what is new in Windows Server 2012? This module addresses how to install Direct Access and configure its components.

This important session goes over Failover Clustering and how to implement and configure highly-available applications and services on a Failover Cluster. It also focuses on how to maintain a Failover Cluster and how to implement a Multi-Site Failover Cluster.

While the administration of Hyper-V is similar between Windows 2008R2 and Windows 2012, there are a lot of new behind the scenes functionalities and capabilities. This segment covers how to implement Hyper-V, and configure Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Storage, Hyper-V Networking and Hyper-V Virtual Machines.

We move from standard Failover Clustering to Failover Clustering with Hyper-V in this module. It provides an overview of Hyper-V with Failover Clustering integration; how to implement Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters and Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement; and lastly how to manage Hyper-V Virtual Environments by Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

Dynamic Access Control is a brand new feature in Windows Server 2012. This session goes over what Dynamic Access Control is, how to plan for implementation and once implemented how to configure Dynamic Access Control.

The instructors quickly go over the features that are the same between Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012. They touch on deploying and configuring AD DS Domain Controllers and focus on the big changes that were made with Windows Server 2012, specifically Service Accounts.

This segment is an architectural discussion. It provides a high level overview of Active Directory Federation Services, deploying Active Directory Federation Services, implementing AD FS for a Single Organization and deploying AD FS in a Business to Business Federation Scenario.