Windows Server 2012 Features: Scenario

Consider a large organization, CompanyX, with almost 10,000 users in various locations across the Midwest. There is a headquarters location, 9 branch locations, and many employees who travel for sales and marketing. The remote employees need to access company applications and file share resources while traveling, and a couple of the branch locations are very small and can be treated similar to remote employees. The CIO wishes to offer a robust IT solution for these employees, while consolidating server hardware as much as possible to minimize expenses. List several roles and features in Windows Server 2012 that would allow CompanyX to meet these requirements.

- Write at least 200 words.

- Include at least one trustworthy and scholarly resource and uses correct APA formatting for the citation and reference.