Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard (16-Core)

Windows Server 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Windows Server 2019 also enables you to create cloud native and modernize traditional apps using containers and micro-services. In addition to downloading the ISO, run Windows Server on Azure. Azure provides a great way to test Windows Server 2019 with pre-built images. The Datacenter edition is the most complete edition and includes the new Datacenter-specific features (Shielded Virtual Machines, Storage Spaces Direct, and Software-Defined Networking) in addition to unlimited server virtualization. Below you can see the comparison between editions. Standard 2019 Datacenter 2019 Ideal for Physical or minimally virtualized environments Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments Licensing model Core-based Core-based CAL requirement Windows Server CAL Windows Server CAL Features available generally Software-defined Networking No Yes Storage Replica Yes, (1 partnership and 1 resource group with a single 2TB volume) Yes, unlimited Storage Spaces Direct No Yes Inherited activation As guest if hosted on Datacenter Can be a host or a guest Locks and Limits Can be used as virtualization guest Yes; 2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license Windows Server roles available Network Controller No Yes Windows Server Features available Containers Yes (unlimited Windows containers; up to two Hyper-V containers) Yes (unlimited Windows and Hyper-V containers) Host Guardian Hyper-V Support No Yes