I am trying to determine the best course of action when building a new SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Farm. Should we use Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012? I have found some information online, but I wanted to know if there were more pros and cons.
The list of benefits of Windows Server 2012 over Windows Server 2008 I know of include:
- Better support for external facing websites using SSL
- More time for support tickets from Microsoft
- SNI (Server Name Identification)
Are there any benefits that I may be missing? Conversely, are there any 'gotchas' that I should be aware of by using Windows Server 2012 over Windows Server 2008?
Thank you,
Alex