Feb 06, 2015 Windows Server 2012 is the server-edition of Windows 8 and is available since September 2012. Its minor update (Windows Server 2012 R2) is available since Oktober 2013. This article shows the differences between the individual Windows Server 2012 editions. Windows Server 2012 pricing information about can be found at the Thomas-Krenn web shop.
- Windows Server 2012 Foundation And Essentials Edition Includes The Hyper-v Role
- Windows Server 2012 Foundation
- Aside from the lack of Hyper-V, Foundation is your basic starter version of Windows Server 2012. That’s both good and bad: It features the same obtuse management tools (the sometimes awful new Server Manager, for example) as the mainstream editions.
- The focus of choosing the 2012 edition decision is now based upon workloads. If you plan on running heavy workloads in a virtualized environment, just after hosting a few virtual guests, the Datacenter edition will become more cost effective with regard to licensing. Windows Server 2012.
Windows Server 2012 Foundation And Essentials Edition Includes The Hyper-v Role
I am not a Windows Server guy but spotted this handy comparison chart Windows Server 2012 R2 Products and Editions Comparison
“This chart illustrates the differences among the various Windows Server 2012 R2 products and editions, including the various editions of Windows Server, Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Storage Server, and MultiPoint Server. The chart includes information about locks and limits (such as the maximum number of connections of various kinds, domain-joining capability, and CPU and RAM limits), which server roles are supported, and which server features are available.”
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- Enterprise-class virtual machine density, performance, and mobility with best-in-class performance and scale for Microsoft workloads
- High-performance file-based storage on cost-effective, industry-standard hardware with inbox storage virtualization and tiering
- Highly available, in-box hybrid networking for bridging physical and virtual networks in a multi-tenant environment and across premises
- Protection and recovery of assets for all your workloads with simple and affordable disaster recovery options
- Flexible remote access to corporate resources from virtually anywhere and on any device while helping to protect corporate information
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
- Purchase additional Standard edition licenses and assign them to the same physical server, giving you the rights to run additional instances of Windows Server. The server must have the appropriate number of licenses assigned to it to ensure coverage of all of the virtual OSEs that are running at any given time.
- Purchase a Software Assurance Step-up license to Datacenter edition, changing the license to a higher edition that allows unlimited virtual OSEs. To use this benefit, your underlying license must have Software Assurance.
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