Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard is a flexible, powerful, and easy-to-use server solution. Whether your company is a small business or a large enterprise, Windows Server R2 2012 Standard can help you cloud optimize your business.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
With Windows Server 2012 R2 you can scale to run your most important workloads with robust recovery options. You’ll achieve value quickly with a wide range of cost-effective, high-performance storage options and simplified delivery of multi-tenant IT services. You can build, deploy, operate, and monitor applications on premises and in the cloud. Empower users with secure access to corporate resources on the devices they choose.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard is perfect for:
Any business with 25 or more users that wants to leverage the performance and scalability of Windows Server.
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard enables you to blend your on-premises solutions with the cloud without having to re-engineer infrastructure, systems management, or applications. It offers customers scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware cloud infrastructure that helps users connect across-premises. As a result, IT can respond to business needs with greater agility and efficiency, and the mobile workforce is able to access personalized work environments from virtually anywhere.
•Hyper-V 2.0 - included in the operating system and provides 16x improvement in the amount of vCPU and RAM assignable to virtual machines
•Live Migration – move virtual machines between physical servers with no downtime or loss of data
•Hyper-V Replica – replicate virtual machines to another server in another location every 30 seconds
With Windows Server 2012 R2, it's even easier to deploy and deliver virtual resources across devices. VDI technologies offer easy access to a rich, full-fidelity Windows environment running in the datacenter, from virtually any device. Through Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft offers three flexible VDI deployment options in a single solution: Pooled Desktops, Personal Desktops, and Remote Desktop Sessions.
•Each physical server requires at least one license
•Each license covers two CPUs, thus a four CPU server would require two license (one base license and one additional license)
•Each license assigned to a physical server grants the use of two Windows Server virtual machines on that physical server
•Additionally, a Windows Server 2012 Client Access License (CAL) is required for each user or device that accesses the server
Essentials Experience - New: Windows Server Essentials Experience (WSEE )
•The Essentials Graphical User Interface is a role in Windows Server Standard 2012 R2
•Work Folders - Synchronize and protect critical data with ""Work Folders"", a new feature that facilitates the BYOD (bring-your-own-device) trend by enabling users to access work files from their personal computers and devices. Organizations retain centralized control over that data and can specify device policies such as encryption and lock screen password.
•Data Deduplication; finding and removing duplication within data without compromising its fidelity or integrity
•Hyper-V Replica - Affordable disaster recovery, included in Windows Server 2012, makes an initial replica of virtual machines and then replicates any changes.
•Easily move workloads to new servers with no downtime
•Flexible, scalable storage; A cost-effective way to get the storage your business requires
•Centralized backup and remote access
•Networked file and print sharing
•Centralized storage and security of files
•Mobile user access to company data
•Windows Server 2012 Standard is for minimally virtualized environments.
•Every user or device accessing the server OS requires a CAL (Client Access License)
One of the most comprehensive solution platforms for SMB •Ideal solution for small businesses with multiple types of clients (laptops / devices / desktops / tablets) and remote end users. Users that require secure access to shared information, centralized file sharing, print services, and require remote access to company data from anywhere on any device.