We have been using Cisco routers for a while and of late, have not been pleased with their Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 SSL VPN client support. We are also becoming more dependent on Azure and need connections to a couple of Azure Dynamic Gateways. Our router provides NAT on-premise and we are using a VM based Windows 2012 R2 SSL VPN for remote developers. The idea is simple, a developer needs to connect to an Azure network they can get on premise and when on premise we can reach the Azure networks, or they can SSL into here and get anywhere. An enterprise grade router is not in our budget but a quiet fan-less Intel box running Windows Server 2012 R2 is.
I am pretty sure we can do all the above using Windows Server 2012 R2. I am planning to set up a dedicated on premise computer running Windows Server 2012 R2 as our primary router. So here is the question.
We will soon have a 1 GBPS internet connection and need about 40 or 50 MBPS SSL VPN throughput. How much CPU/hardware will we need? Do I need to go for a high end bus and CPU or can I get away with something less expensive.
Any advice from someone with experience in this regard would be welcome.
Thanks...
BigT
BigTFromAZ