No matter where you want to take your organization, get there with Windows Server 2016™ bringing the innovation behind the world’s largest cloud data center to yours. Windows Server 2016™ is the cloud—ready operating system that supports your current workloads while introducing new technologies that make it easy to transition to cloud computing when you are ready. It delivers powerful new layers of security along with Microsoft Azure™ inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power your business. Virtualize without compromising security. Use Microsoft Shielded Virtual Machines™ to help protect your virtual machines from a compromised fabric as well as improve your compliance. Microsoft Shielded Virtual Machines™ are encrypted using Microsoft BitLocker™ and will run on healthy hosts. Protect administrator credentials. Help guard administrator credentials from Pass—the—Hash attacks by using Microsoft Credential Guard™ and Remote Credential Guard™. Limit administrator privileges with just—in—time administration and just enough administration. Help guard administrator credentials from Pass the Hash attacks by using Microsoft Credential Guard™ and Remote Credential Guard™.

Protect the applications that run on your operating system, anywhere it’s deployed. Enhance the protection of your applications on—premises or running in the cloud. Help ensure only trusted software runs on the server with Microsoft Device Guard. Help™ protect against memory corruption attacks with Microsoft Control Flow Guard™. Help protect against known malware with Windows Defender™ optimized for server roles. Detect security threats quickly. Help detect suspicious behavior in the kernel or other sensitive processes with advanced auditing capabilities. Plus, use Microsoft Operations Management Suite Insights™ And Analytics™ tools to set up alerts and reporting. Increase application isolation. Help protect container based applications with Microsoft Hyper—V™ containers. Use the distributed firewall, a software defined networking capability, to control internal and external network traffic to virtual machines. Improve compliance and security. Learn how Microsoft Windows Server 2016™ can help you can meet high priority compliance requirements and security objectives such as PCI DSS 3.2, ISO 27001, and FedRamp more efficiently.

What’s New With Windows Server

Added layers of security. Enhance security and reduce risk with multiple layers of built—in protection. New deployment options. Increase availability and reduce resource usage with the lightweight Nano Server. Built—in containers. Develop and manage with agility thanks to Microsoft Windows Server™ and Microsoft Hyper —V™ containers. Cost efficient storage. Build highly available, scalable software defined storage and reduce costs.Agile networking. Software defined networking to automate with cloud like efficiency. Help prevent malicious attacks and detect suspicious activity where it matters—your operating system and workloads. Rely on security features built into Microsoft Windows Server 2016™ to control privileged access, protect virtual machines, and harden the platform against emerging threats. Virtualize without compromising security. Use Microsoft Shielded Virtual Machines™ to help protect your virtual machines from a compromised fabric as well as improve your compliance. Microsoft Shielded Virtual Machines™ are encrypted using Microsoft BitLocker™ and will run on healthy hosts. Protect administrator credentials.

Your Modern Application Platform

Rapidly deploy the latest, innovative applications, with the flexibility to use cloud or on—premises resources. Windows Server solutions gives you a scalable platform built to handle your most challenging business workloads. Software defined data center. Grow fearlessly. New deployment options. Dramatically reduce operating system footprint and management complexity with Nano Server, so you can use the cloud server solutions to scale applications faster. Cloud on your terms. Scale seamlessly and extend your data center with a hybrid cloud solution, expanding options without adding management complexity. Optimize virtual desktops. Deliver desktops and apps using up to date virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), giving workers a complete productivity environment while apps and data stay centralized, reducing the risk of lost information. Different needs, different plans. Customizable pricing and licensing plans get your business the server platform your business needs, and can provide maximum return on investment. Limit administrator privileges with just—in—time administration and just enough administration.

Features And Benefits

Store more—pay less—if you’re like most businesses, your storage needs to keep growing—but your storage budget doesn’t. It’s true that the cost per gigabyte of storage continues to fall. However, achieving the performance levels you need can be expensive, especially if you’re using Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. With Microsoft Windows Server™, you get the benefit of a SAN without the high cost of specialized hardware. Microsoft Storage Pool™ technology included in the operating system lets you achieve SAN like reliability and performance using standard disks, adding and removing capacity as needed. De duplication is also built—in to minimize wasted space. Virtualize smarter—virtualization has been around for many years. At its most basic, it means running multiple “instances” of an operating system on a single physical server, instead of having a separate server for each operating system or application. It means you can use more of the capacity you already have rather than purchasing new hardware as your business grows and adds services. Virtualization is a mature technology that can be easily adopted by almost any business to save money and increase efficiency.