MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2016 STANDARD 16-CORE

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard 16-Core

Windows Server 2016 Standard is designed for the virtualization needs and IT of smaller businesses and is the server version of Windows 10. With a 16-core package, existing server licensing can be flexibly expanded.

Short info about Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard

With Windows Server 2016 Standard, companies get a reliable, cloud-ready server operating system that is designed for those environments that only run virtualization of applications to a small degree and that primarily use physical servers. Compared to its predecessor, this Standard Edition also offers many new features and enhancements designed to support the move to a cloud-based environment – and ensure infrastructure security through increased stability and improved protection against network and storage failures. Windows Server 2016 Standard is virtually intuitive to use, thanks to its familiar interface from Windows 10.

Edition comparison: What does Windows Server 2016 Standard offer?

When deciding to purchase the Standard edition of Windows Server 2016, the need for virtualization of applications in a company is the main factor. Standard already provides many functions here to develop and operate hyper-convergent infrastructures in a smaller company. They are supplemented by Microsoft Azure Services, which enable the closer connection of local environments with the cloud with further practical functions.

In this regard, Windows Server 2016 Standard not only offers sufficient prerequisites to create virtual networks, but also to be used for managing IT infrastructures in a data center; also for this purpose, the security of data has been further strengthened through various optimizations.

Licensing of the standard Windows Server 2016 edition with used software

Starting with the Windows Server 2016 version, licensing of the Standard Edition is exclusively core-based: A minimum number of 16 cores is always specified for each server; additional cores can be licensed with the 16-Core Packages – more details below.