Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 is an advanced storage and file-serving solution that provides high-level performance and reliability. Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems running Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2 operating systems (OSs) are cost-effective and easy to manage storage solutions.
Summary of hybrid capabilities when you extend your datacenter to AzureFeature descriptionWindows Server 2008 R2Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Storage Migration Service helps to inventory and migrate data, security, and configurations from legacy systems to Windows Server 2019 and/or Azure.Synchronizing file servers to Azure helps centralize your organization's file shares in Azure Files while keeping the flexibility, performance, and compatibility of an on-premises file server.System Insights brings local predictive analytics capabilities native to Windows Server. These predictive capabilities, each backed by a machine-learning model, locally analyze Windows Server system data to provide high-accuracy predictions that help reduce the operational expenses associated with reactively managing Windows Server instances.Azure network adaptor easily connects to Azure virtual networks. Windows Admin Center performs the heavy lifting of configuring the VPN to a new network adapter that will connect Windows Server 2019 to a point-to-site Azure virtual network VPN.VM protection replicates workloads running on physical and virtual machines (VMs) from a primary site to a secondary location.Summary of hybrid capabilities when you extend your datacenter to Azure.
. (, optional), orOfficial websiteWindows Server is a brand name for a group of server released. It includes all operating systems that are branded 'Windows Server', but not any other Microsoft product.
The first Windows server edition to be released under that brand was. However, the first server edition of Windows was Advanced Server, followed by Server, Server, and; the latter was the first server edition to include, DNS Server, DHCP Server, Group Policy, SQL Server, as well as many other popular features used today. Contents.Members Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Windows Server operating system releases under the Long Term Servicing Channel are supported by Microsoft for 10 years, with five years of mainstream support and an additional five years of extended support. These releases also offer a complete GUI desktop experience, along with GUI-less setups such as Server Core and Nano Server for releases that support them.This channel includes the following operating systems:.
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