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Windows Server 2016 Standard
No matter where you want to take your organization, get there with Windows Server 2016 - bringing the innovation behind the worlds largest cloud datacenter to yours.
Choose your edition:
Added Layers of Security
Enhance security and reduce risk with multiple layers of built-in protection


Built-In Containers
Develop and manage with agility thanks to Windows Server and Hyper-V containers
16 Core Instant License
You will receive an email with your license and download link.
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MFR # P73-07113
- Supports 1 Admin User.
- 1 Server Installation.
- 30 Minutes Estimated Delivery Time.
24 Core Instant License
You will receive an email with your license and download link.
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MFR # P73-07132
- Supports 1 Admin User.
- 1 Server Installation.
- 30 Minutes Estimated Delivery Time.
New Deployment Options
Increase availability and reduce resource usage with the lightweight Nano Server


Innovative Networking
Software-defined networking to automate with cloud-like efficiency
Cost-Efficient Storage
Build highly available, scalable software-defined storage and reduce costs


Strengthen your security - starting at the OS
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Help prevent malicious attacks and detect suspicious activity where it matters: your operating system and workloads. Rely on security features built into Windows Server 2016 to control privileged access, protect virtual machines, and harden the platform against emerging threats.

Be more efficient with a software-defined datacenter
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Bring flexibility and control to your datacenter while lowering costs with software-defined compute, storage, and networking. Run your datacenter with an automated and resilient operating system, and access many of the same cloud-efficient features found in Microsoft Azure datacenters.

Innovate faster with cloud-ready application workloads
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Securely deploy and run your existing applications on Windows Server 2016 to transform them into new cloud-native models. Help developers to innovate and create on-premises and cloud applications using the latest technology--- containers, microservices, and Nano Server.

Enhance Security with Windows Server 2016
Rely on new layers of protection built into the operating system to further safeguard against security breaches. Help block malicious attacks and enhance the security of your virtual machines, applications, and data.
Rely on new layers of protection built into the operating system to further safeguard against security breaches. Help block malicious attacks and enhance the security of your virtual machines, applications, and data.

Virtualize without compromising security
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Use Shielded Virtual Machines to help protect your virtual machines from a compromised fabric as well as improve your compliance. Shielded Virtual Machines are encrypted using BitLocker and will run on healthy hosts.

Protect Administrator Credentials
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Help guard administrator credentials from Pass-the-Hash attacks by using Credential Guard and Remote Credential Guard. Limit administrator privileges with Just-In-Time Administration and Just Enough Administration.

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 Device Guard. Help protect against memory corruption attacks with Control Flow Guard. Help protect against known malware with Windows Defender optimized for server roles.
Enhance the protection of your applications on-premises or running in the cloud. Help ensure only trusted software runs on the server with Device Guard. Help protect against memory corruption attacks with Control Flow Guard. Help protect against known malware with Windows Defender optimized for server roles.

Detect security threats quickly
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Help detect suspicious behavior in the kernel or other sensitive processes with advanced auditing capabilities. Plus, use Microsoft Operations Management Suite Insights & Analytics tools to set up alerts and reporting.

Increase application isolation
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Help protect container-based applications with Hyper-V containers. Use the distributed firewall, a software-defined networking capability, to control internal and external network traffic to virtual machines.

Increase efficiency & agility with a software-defined
datacenter
Solve your operational and budgetary challenges. Blend physical and virtual infrastructures through software-defined compute, storage, and networking technologies.
Solve your operational and budgetary challenges. Blend physical and virtual infrastructures through software-defined compute, storage, and networking technologies.
Rely on resilient compute
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Run your datacenter with the utmost confidence with an automated, resilient server operating system.
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Run your datacenter with the utmost confidence with an automated, resilient server operating system.
Get affordable high-performance storage
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Increase datacenter efficiency and reduce storage management costs with software-defined storage capabilities
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Increase datacenter efficiency and reduce storage management costs with software-defined storage capabilities
Respond faster with rapid network scale
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Move your network-control layer from hardware to software. Automatically balance and shift workloads without setting switches.
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Move your network-control layer from hardware to software. Automatically balance and shift workloads without setting switches.

Innovate faster when you build apps on Windows Server
Transform the way you develop, deploy, and run your applications with a modern DevOps environment. Bring agility, scale, and security benefits to existing applications, while building next-generation applications optimized for the cloud.
Transform the way you develop, deploy, and run your applications with a modern DevOps environment. Bring agility, scale, and security benefits to existing applications, while building next-generation applications optimized for the cloud.
Product specifications
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Feature | Description |
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INSTALLATION METHOD | Digital Download Open License DVD-Rom (Packaging: Retail Box) |
ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME | 30 Minutes 5 - 7 Business Days 3 - 5 Business Days |
USERS SUPPORTED | 1 Admin User |
DEVICES SUPPORTED | 1 Server |
INSTALLATIONS SUPPORTED | 1 Server Installation |
LICENSE TYPE | Perpetual |
LICENSE TERM | Indefinite |
LICENSED USE | Licensed for Home and Commercial Use |
BRAND | Microsoft |
MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER | P73-07113 P73-07132 |
GTIN | 889842165739 889842165920 |
CORE LICENSING | 16 Core License 24 Core License 2 Core License |
MINIMUM HARD DRIVE SPACE | 32 GB |
MINIMUM MEMORY | 512 MB |
MINIMUM PROCESSOR SPEED | 1.4 GHz |
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Feature | Essentials | Standard | Datacenter |
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Core functionality of Windows Server | |||
OSEs / Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation | 2 | Unlimited | |
Windows Server containers without Hyper-V isolation | |||
Host Guardian Service | |||
Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica | |||
Shielded Virtual Machines | |||
Networking stack | |||
Licensing Model | Specialty servers | Core-based | Core-based |
CAL Requirements | No CAL required | Windows Server CAL | Windows Server CAL |
MSRP | $399 | $599 | $799 |
BUY NOW | BUY NOW | BUY NOW |
Essentials | Included |
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Core functionality of Windows Server | |
OSEs / Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation | |
Windows Server containers without Hyper-V isolation | |
Host Guardian Service | |
Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica | |
Shielded Virtual Machines | |
Networking Stack | |
Licensing Model | Specialty servers |
CAL Requirements | No CAL required |
MSRP | $399 |
BUY NOW |
Standard | Included |
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Core functionality of Windows Server | |
OSEs / Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation | 2 |
Windows Server containers without Hyper-V isolation | |
Host Guardian Service | |
Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica | |
Shielded Virtual Machines | |
Networking Stack | |
Licensing Model | Core-based |
CAL Requirements | Windows Server CAL |
MSRP | $599 |
BUY NOW |
Datacenter | Included |
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Core functionality of Windows Server | |
OSEs / Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation | Unlimited |
Windows Server containers without Hyper-V isolation | |
Host Guardian Service | |
Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica | |
Shielded Virtual Machines | |
Networking Stack | |
Licensing Model | Core-based |
CAL Requirements | Windows Server CAL |
MSRP | $799 |
BUY NOW |
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Run current applications on a secure, software-defined fabric
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Run your existing apps on Windows Server 2016 without modifying them. Take advantage of enhanced security and efficiency features on the fabric.

Move existing apps to containers
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Move your traditional applications into a modern DevOps environment with little or no code changes. Enable “write-once, run anywhere” apps to deploy on-premises, to any cloud, or in a hybrid architecture with containers. It’s consistency across dev, test, and production.

Build cloud and hybrid apps
Combine the benefits of containers with Nano server, Azure Service Fabric, and Windows Server for true business agility in cloud-native apps. Create microservices applications using fewer and compressed resources. Develop faster using the lightweight Nano Server installation option. And use Service Fabric to build always-on, scalable, and distributed applications to run in Azure, on-premises, or both.
Combine the benefits of containers with Nano server, Azure Service Fabric, and Windows Server for true business agility in cloud-native apps. Create microservices applications using fewer and compressed resources. Develop faster using the lightweight Nano Server installation option. And use Service Fabric to build always-on, scalable, and distributed applications to run in Azure, on-premises, or both.
16 Core Instant License
You will receive an email with your license and download link.
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MFR # P73-07113
- Supports 1 Admin User.
- 1 Server Installation.
- 30 Minutes Estimated Delivery Time.
24 Core Instant License
You will receive an email with your license and download link.
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MFR # P73-07132
- Supports 1 Admin User.
- 1 Server Installation.
- 30 Minutes Estimated Delivery Time.
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