Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition provides you with high levels of system uptime & the scalability to support the growth of mission-critical applications. It also provides a cost-effective way to realize the benefits of virtualization. Providing uninterrupted business services to employees, vendors, & partners around the clock has become a critical business factor for global businesses. Remote employees & international customers & partners need to have continuous access to systems & data. A disruption in services can result in diminished productivity & lost opportunities. Benefits Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise provides high availability for mission-critical applications such as databases, messaging systems, & file & print services through such features as failover clustering & the Server Core installation option. It also

Includes:: Hyper-V, a flexible high-performance hypervisor for cost-effective virtualization. Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise provides robust, rapid failover clustering that is easy to manage & automatically takes action in the event of a failed server, maintaining service so that users experience minimal disruption. Failover clustering in Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise supports up to 16 nodes. Combined with third-party replication products, multi-site clustering is also possible.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is optimized for large-scale virtualization on small to large server systems & for workloads that require the highest levels of scalability, reliability, & availability to support large, mission-critical applications. With unlimited virtualization use rights & a hyper visor-based virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides the flexibility & cost savings to easily run large numbers of virtualized Windows Server instances. Server virtualization technology lets you optimize system utilization & resources & realize significant infrastructure & management cost savings. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides an ideal platform for enterprise-scale virtualization. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter features Hyper-V, a flexible high-performance hyper visor-based virtualization technology. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses include unlimited virtualization rights, meaning that you have rights to run an unlimited number of Windows Server instances on servers licensed with Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is optimized for large-scale virtualization on small to large server systems & for workloads that require the highest levels of scalability, reliability, & availability to support large, mission-critical applications. With unlimited virtualization use rights & a hyper visor-based virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides the flexibility & cost savings to easily run large numbers of virtualized Windows Server instances. Server virtualization technology lets you optimize system utilization & resources & realize significant infrastructure & management cost savings. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides an ideal platform for enterprise-scale virtualization. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter features Hyper-V, a flexible high-performance hyper visor-based virtualization technology. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses include unlimited virtualization rights, meaning that you have rights to run an unlimited number of Windows Server instances on servers licensed with Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is optimized for large-scale virtualization on small to large server systems & for workloads that require the highest levels of scalability, reliability, & availability to support large, mission-critical applications. With unlimited virtualization use rights & a hyper visor-based virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides the flexibility & cost savings to easily run large numbers of virtualized Windows Server instances. Server virtualization technology lets you optimize system utilization & resources & realize significant infrastructure & management cost savings. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides an ideal platform for enterprise-scale virtualization. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter features Hyper-V, a flexible high-performance hyper visor-based virtualization technology. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses include unlimited virtualization rights, meaning that you have rights to run an unlimited number of Windows Server instances on servers licensed with Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter is optimized for large-scale virtualization on small to large server systems & for workloads that require the highest levels of scalability, reliability, & availability to support large, mission-critical applications. With unlimited virtualization use rights & a hyper visor-based virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides the flexibility & cost savings to easily run large numbers of virtualized Windows Server instances. Server virtualization technology lets you optimize system utilization & resources & realize significant infrastructure & management cost savings. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter provides an ideal platform for enterprise-scale virtualization. Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter features Hyper-V, a flexible high-performance hyper visor-based virtualization technology. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter licenses include unlimited virtualization rights, meaning that you have rights to run an unlimited number of Windows Server instances on servers licensed with Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. ...

Windows Storage Server 2012 is the Windows Server 2012 platform of choice for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances offered by Microsoft partners. As part of a network-attached storage appliance, Windows Storage Server 2012 can help reduce the storage costs associated with building modern datacenters & private clouds. It enhances the traditional file serving capabilities & extends file based storage for application workloads like Hyper-V, SQL & Internet information Services (IIS). Windows Storage Server 2012 delivers excellent economics for a shared storage solution by leveraging industry standard hardware matched with robust storage capabilities. It delivers continuous availability that is designed to protect from a range of failures & prevent downtime in a scalable & reliable manner. Windows Storage Server 2012 based NAS appliances are best suited for you if you are seeking to deploy a dedicated turnkey solution for highly reliable, high-performance shared storage, for example your database needs. If you are a customer who wants to deploy a converged private cloud infrastructure which also

Includes:: the ability to run physical or virtual workloads including line-of-business applications, you should consider Windows Server 2012 for your needs.

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Windows Storage Server 2012 is the Windows Server 2012 platform of choice for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances offered by Microsoft partners. As part of a network-attached storage appliance, Windows Storage Server 2012 can help reduce the storage costs associated with building modern datacenters & private clouds. It enhances the traditional file serving capabilities & extends file based storage for application workloads like Hyper-V, SQL & Internet information Services (IIS). Windows Storage Server 2012 delivers excellent economics for a shared storage solution by leveraging industry standard hardware matched with robust storage capabilities. It delivers continuous availability that is designed to protect from a range of failures & prevent downtime in a scalable & reliable manner. Windows Storage Server 2012 based NAS appliances are best suited for you if you are seeking to deploy a dedicated turnkey solution for highly reliable, high-performance shared storage, for example your database needs. If you are a customer who wants to deploy a converged private cloud infrastructure which also

Includes:: the ability to run physical or virtual workloads including line-of-business applications, you should consider Windows Server 2012 for your needs.

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Windows Storage Server 2012 is the Windows Server 2012 platform of choice for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances offered by Microsoft partners. As part of a network-attached storage appliance, Windows Storage Server 2012 can help reduce the storage costs associated with building modern datacenters & private clouds. It enhances the traditional file serving capabilities & extends file based storage for application workloads like Hyper-V, SQL & Internet information Services (IIS). Windows Storage Server 2012 delivers excellent economics for a shared storage solution by leveraging industry standard hardware matched with robust storage capabilities. It delivers continuous availability that is designed to protect from a range of failures & prevent downtime in a scalable & reliable manner. Windows Storage Server 2012 based NAS appliances are best suited for you if you are seeking to deploy a dedicated turnkey solution for highly reliable, high-performance shared storage, for example your database needs. If you are a customer who wants to deploy a converged private cloud infrastructure which also

Includes:: the ability to run physical or virtual workloads including line-of-business applications, you should consider Windows Server 2012 for your needs.

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Windows Server 2012 Standard is designed for physical or minimally virtualized environments. When it comes to building a private cloud, offering cloud services, or connecting more securely to clouds, the message is clear: Your organization wants a consistent, integrated approach that helps you solve fundamental business & IT challenges. You also want assurance that a growing set of devices can take advantage of more applications & services that can be deployed on-premises & in public cloud environments. Using Windows Server 2012 to cloud optimize your IT provides an optimal solution to meet these unique needs. Windows Server 2012 captures the experience Microsoft has gained from building & operating public clouds to deliver a highly dynamic, available, & cost-effective server platform for your datacenter & your private cloud. It offers businesses & hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, & multitenant-aware cloud infrastructure that connects more securely across premises & allows IT to respond to business needs faster & more efficiently. If you want the flexibility of a private cloud, implementing solutions in a virtualized environment is not enough. Windows Server 2012 lets you go beyond virtualization to deploy & more securely connect to private clouds in a flexible IT environment that adapts dynamically to changing business needs. More & enhanced features provide high performance & scalability to enable a truly multitenant infrastructure where networking, compute, & storage resources are isolated among tenants on the same host. ...

Windows Server 2012 Standard is designed for physical or minimally virtualized environments. When it comes to building a private cloud, offering cloud services, or connecting more securely to clouds, the message is clear: Your organization wants a consistent, integrated approach that helps you solve fundamental business & IT challenges. You also want assurance that a growing set of devices can take advantage of more applications & services that can be deployed on-premises & in public cloud environments. Using Windows Server 2012 to cloud optimize your IT provides an optimal solution to meet these unique needs. Windows Server 2012 captures the experience Microsoft has gained from building & operating public clouds to deliver a highly dynamic, available, & cost-effective server platform for your datacenter & your private cloud. It offers businesses & hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, & multitenant-aware cloud infrastructure that connects more securely across premises & allows IT to respond to business needs faster & more efficiently. If you want the flexibility of a private cloud, implementing solutions in a virtualized environment is not enough. Windows Server 2012 lets you go beyond virtualization to deploy & more securely connect to private clouds in a flexible IT environment that adapts dynamically to changing business needs. More & enhanced features provide high performance & scalability to enable a truly multitenant infrastructure where networking, compute, & storage resources are isolated among tenants on the same host. ...