Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

BranchCache

BranchCache is a feature for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and later client and server operating systems. BranchCache enables a branch office workstation to locate and locally store copies of files and folders hosted on remote Windows Server 2012 BranchCache file servers. When BranchCache is installed on a Windows Server 2012 file server, and BranchCache is enabled on a particular file share, when a remote branch office user on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 workstation requests the file from the file server, it broadcasts the request on the local network. If no copy exists, it pulls a copy to the local machine. The updates to that file are sent across the network as changes are made. When the next Windows 8 workstation attempts to ...