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Understanding Server 2012 editions

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Understanding Server 2012 editions

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Let's go ahead and look at the various editions of server that are available from Microsoft. The reason we want to look at the different editions of server that are available is because each edition has its own strengths and weaknesses. And we want you to be able to make an informed decision about which edition serves your needs. The first edition we're going to look at is the Datacenter edition. This is the premiere edition of Server and is intended for high-end applications. Some of the high-end applications you may run with this server may be virtualization servers or large databases. This server also supports up to 64 processors and also has fault-tolerant features that make it a more robust server to use in such high demanding environments. The next server to look at is the Standard edition. The Standard edition has all the features of the Datacenter with one major exception. That major exception is it only supports two concurrent virtual machines. This means that you cannot use…

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