WINDOWS SERVER 2016 DATACENTER

Product information "Windows Server 2016 DataCenter"

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter will help you build a stable network structure, offering you many exclusive features, available only in this version. These include Shielded Virtual Machines, Networking (SDN), Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replication. Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter is the right choice for the growing number of companies that adopt virtualization. Among the most important innovations: rules associated with Hyper-V, advances in failover clustering, increased storage capacity and temporary network management capacity.

New in Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

• Cloud and Windows-Container technologies ensure greater speed and flexibility
• Failover clustering to increase resiliency to temporary storage or network errors
• Safe management of the server system through new server roles and the minimal NanoServer design (without a graphical user interface to improve performance and reduce maintenance requirements)
• Storage Replica offers preventative protection against failures
• Storage Spaces Direct enables scalable high-availability storage system design with local storage
• Shielded Virtual Machines protects data inside virtual machines from unauthorized access
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN) functionality for centralized management and configuration of physical and virtual network devices such as routers, switches or gateways

Enhanced security with Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter supports you with the "zero trust" hardware security settings for protection against the latest threats. Resources in shared environments are protected by isolation. So for example virtual machines are isolated from the underlying host. "The Host Guardian Service", the new role of Windows Server, allows the trusted Host to be recognized.In addition, the "Just in Time" as well as "Just Enough", allow, as management rules, to regulate the access as an administrator Windows Server 2016 Datacenter, therefore provides great added values ​​in terms of security.

New licensing model tested in Windows Server 2016

In previous versions, Standard and Datacenter, license terms were applied based on physical CPUs. The new licensing model refers to the Core. A server with at least 8 cores per processor and with a total of at least two processors is considered to be considered as a 16 core server system. The minimum number of licensed cores is 16. Therefore. The older servers will have to activate new licenses in addition. Additional licenses are available in increments of 2, 16 or 24 cores. For "pro-core licenses", user or device "CALs" must be added.

WINDOWS SERVER 2016 DATACENTER - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Platform

Windows

Supporting operating systems

Windows Server 2016 DataCenter