Microsoft wanted the internet to feel like the LAN. While complex to set up in 2011 (many enterprises waited for Windows 8 to perfect it), Windows 7 Enterprise planted the flag. It signaled that the OS was no longer isolated; it was a node in a global, managed mesh.
But Nair feared DirectAccess. “A backdoor to the world,” he had called it at the last tech review. Windows 7 Enterprise Deep Ambition -2011-
In 2011, the road warrior was still wrestling with manual VPN tunnels crashing over hotel Wi-Fi. Windows 7 Enterprise introduced —a feature so ambitious that it required IPv6 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on the backend. Microsoft wanted the internet to feel like the LAN
The screen flickered. Then, the four colored orbs of the Windows 7 boot screen swirled into existence, merging into the glowing flag. But Nair feared DirectAccess
Technical Requirements * RAM: 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit). * Processor: 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
Windows 7 Enterprise introduced in two modes: