Windows Server 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Windows Server 2019 also enables you to create cloud native and modernize traditional apps using containers and micro-services. For more details, check out the Windows Server Website.
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter is your best choice
When you're ready to transition workloads, apps and data to the cloud, choose Windows Server 2019 Datacenter.
Features:
- Shielded Virtual Machines
Protects a Hyper-V second-generation VM from access or tampering by using a combination of Secure Boot, BitLocker encryption, virtual TPM and the Host Guardian Service.
- Software-defined networking
SDN facilitates network management and enables programmatically efficient network configuration in order to improve network performance.
- Storage Spaces Direct
Storage Spaces Direct takes internal storage from servers within a cluster and pools them together to give a highly resilient and scalable software-defined storage.
- Unlimited OSEs / Hyper-V containers
Hyper-V containers and their dependencies reside in Hyper-V VMs and provide an additional layer of isolation.
- Unlimited Windows Server containers
Windows Server containers share the underlying OS kernel, which makes them smaller than VMs because they don't each need a copy of the OS.
- Core functionality of Windows Server
Server Core provides a low-maintenance environment capable of providing core server roles.
- Nano Server
It boasts a 92% smaller installation footprint than the regular installation option.
- Host Guardian Service
Configures guarded hosts and running shielded VMs in Windows Server and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.