I ran across a couple of very informative articles today which made me realize the power behind the new off loading data transfer technology (ODX) built right into the Windows Server 2012 operating system. There are many new features and enhancements with the latest release however this technology grabs my attention immediately due to the real world performance benefits that could be realized by simply installing the operating system and ensuring the requirements are satisfied (second link).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848056(v=vs.85).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200627.aspx
