 
                                                    
                                               In Windows Server 2012 R2,  the Windows Server Essentials user experience is integrated as a Windows Server role,  referred to as Windows Server Essentials Experience. The server role integration enables the following technical capabilities: 
- Standard deployment approach with other server roles & features,  including offline imaging. 
- Remote & batch deployment via Server Manager,  which is optimized for hosting environment. 
- Support for domain join & deployment on an existing domain controller,  which offers more deployment flexibility including 2nd server deployments & branch office deployments. Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation is an economical,  general purpose server for physical computing environments only. It provides customers with a Windows Server experience for up to 15 users. The licensing for Foundation will continue to be a server model with no CAL requirements.                                             
