

How BranchCache handles content updates in files This topic includes the following sections: The client computers in your branch offices are running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7. You have deployed or are planning on deploying content servers at your main office that match the configurations that are described in this topic. You want to optimize WAN bandwidth usage by reducing the amount of network traffic between branch offices and the main office.


You design or support IT infrastructure for an organization that has deployed cloud technologies, and a WAN connection is used by workers to access data and applications at remote locations. You design or support IT infrastructure for an organization that has two or more physical locations and a wide area network (WAN) connection from the branch offices to the main office. If you are a system administrator, network or storage solution architect, or other IT professional, BranchCache might interest you under the following circumstances:
