Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012 brings together all the expertise acquired by Microsoft in the design and implementation of public Clouds. It is an ideal platform for your Datacenters and private Clouds, while being highly dynamic, available with optimized operating costs.

With Windows Server 2012, businesses and hosting providers can take advantage of a cloud infrastructure that is scalable, dynamic and multi-tenant. It ensures a secure connection to your applications in your company or in the Cloud and allows IT to respond to user needs faster and more efficiently.

Windows Server 2012 is also an open, scalable and elastic web and application platform.

Whether you are a large company, an SME or a hosting provider, provide your infrastructure with all the advantages of the Cloud with Windows Server 2012.

• Ideal for: Private and hybrid cloud environments with high virtualization density
• Features: Access to all Windows Server features and unlimited virtualization rights
• Licensing mode: Per physical processor (1 license covering up to 2 processors) + CAL
   

The main new features of Windows Server 2012

Live Migration without shared storage: Ability to live migrate virtual machines between different Hyper-V hosts on different Clusters or servers without shared storage, using a simple Ethernet connection, and without service interruption

Hyper-V Replica: Replication of virtual machines, between sites, in a scheduled and asynchronous manner through standard network links

Powerful and highly available file sharing: New SMB 3.0 protocol with increased performance and availability for storing virtual machines (VHD and VHDX) and databases (SQL Server 2012)

Storage spaces and Storage pools: Advanced storage management features independent of disk types (SAS, USB, SATA, iSCSI, Fiber Channel?): automatic space resizing, hot addition and removal of physical disks, tier management aggregate and redundancy.

Hybrid applications: Allows you to design and deploy hybrid applications on-premises and in the Cloud while allowing you to capitalize on your existing investments.

Simplified and optimized Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): Simplification of the installation and configuration of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) thanks to a centralized wizard.

Unified administration console for virtual desktops (VDI), session desktops and Remote Apps. Simplified management of personal or pooled virtual desktops.

RemoteFX offers a richer graphics experience on different devices and optimized management of network links.

Dynamic access control: Controlling access to files with declarative rules. New generation of authorizations and audits. Inseparable file rights for increased security.