With Windows Server 2012 Microsoft delivers a server platform built on our experience of building & operating many of the world&s largest cloud-based services & datacenter Whether you are setting-up a single server for your small business or architecting a major new datacenter environment Windows Server 2012 will help you cloud-optimize your IT so you can fully meet your organization&s unique needs Beyond Virtualization Offers a dynamic multitenant infrastructure to help you scale & secure workloads & build a private cloud Windows Server 2012 can help you provide Complete Virtualization Platform A fully-isolated multitenant environment with tools that can help guarantee service level agreements enable usage-based chargeback & support self-service delivery enhanced Scalability & Performance A high-density scalable environment that you can modify to perform at an optimum level based on your needs Connecting to Cloud Services A common identity & management framework to enable highly secure & reliable cross-premises connectivity The Power of Many Servers the Simplicity of One Delivers a highly available & easy to manage cloud-optimized platform Windows Server 2012 can help you provide Flexible Storage Diverse storage choices that can help you achieve high performance availability & storage resource efficiency through virtualization & storage conservation Continuous Availability New & enhanced features that provide cost-effective highly available services with protection against a wide range of failure scenarios Management Efficiency Automation of a broad set of management tasks & simplified deployment of workloads as you move toward full lights-out automation Every App Any Cloud Offers a cloud-optimized server platform that gives you the flexibility to build & deploy applications & websites on-premises in the cloud or across both Windows Server 2012 can help you deliver Flexibility to Build On-Premises & in the Cloud A consistent set of tools & frameworks that enables developers to build symmetrical or hybrid applications across the datacenter & the cloud A Scalable & Elastic Infrastructure New features to help you increase website density & efficiency plus frameworks services & tools to increase the scalability & elasticity of modern applications An Open Web & App Development Environment An open platform that enables mission-critical applications & provides enhanced support for open standards open-source applications & various development languages Modern Workstyle Enabled Provides users with flexible access to data & applications while simplifying management & maintaining security control & compliance Windows Server 2012 can help you offer Access to Applications & Data from Virtually Anywhere Any Device Seamless on-demand access to virtualized work environments from virtually anywhere A Full Windows Experience Anywhere A personalized & rich user experience from virtually any device that adapts to different network conditions quickly & responsively Enhanced Data Security & Compliance Granular access to data & corporate resources based on strong identity data classification & centralized policy administration & auditing License Software type Delivery Service Partner (DSP) License type Client Access License (CAL) License quantity 1 user (s) System requirements Optical drive required Yes Minimum RAM 05 GB Minimum processor speed 14 GHz Minimum hard disk space 32 GB Language Language version ENG Architecture support 64-bit computing Yes Technical details Platform PC Mac compatibility No Features Language version ENG Other features Platform PC Minimum system requirements VGA 800 x 600 px Mac compatibility No