Ediciones de Windows server 2016

Question

Hola, tengo una empresa con 30 equipos clientes y queria saber que tipo de edicion de windows server 2016 deberia usar
Gracias de Antemano

Answer 1

Hi @Rachid Harkaoui ,

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As for the edition of your Windows Server 2016 it depends on your requirements, you can easily manage a small company of 30 users with a Standard edition. If you are planning on virtualizing and using virtual machines, then you need to plan well, as this will depend a lot on your Windows Server edition.

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
This edition targets highly virtualized datacenter and cloud environments. Main characteristics include its support for unlimited Hyper-V containers or Operating System Environments (OSEs or virtual machines). It also supports an unlimited number of Windows Server containers and boasts features such Host Guardian Service, Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica, Shielded Virtual Machines (VMs), Networking stack and more.

Windows Server 2016 Standard
Used for physical servers or environments with minimal virtualized requirements. This edition supports two Hyper-V containers or Operating System Environments (OSEs or virtual machines) alongside the Host Guardian Service.

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Answer 2

@Rachid Harkaoui
Hi,
When deciding which version of Windows Server is right for your business, you may refer to the following differences between your options.

Standard has no cap on users, but unlike with Foundation and Essentials you will have to separately purchase Client Access Licenses (CALs) depending on how many people you need to support. Standard supports a maximum of 4 TB of RAM and each license you buy covers two processors. If you're interested in virtualization, this edition allows you to use Hyper-V to run up to two virtual instances of the operating system (additional virtual instances of Windows Server will require cost extra) on a single piece of physical hardware, making the Standard edition suitable for a lightly virtualized environment.

Datacenter is the top of the line, and most expensive Windows Server Edition. Datacenter is almost identical to the Standard edition with one big exception. With a Datacenter license, you can run an unlimited number of virtual instances of Windows Server guests on a single two-processor computer. This small difference has a big impact, as companies might save big by running dozens of OS instances on a single server.

You could refer to the following official article as your reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/2016-edition-comparison

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