Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012 R2 is an enterprise-class server platform that delivers virtualization, storage, software-defined networking and web application capabilities for on-premises data centers.microsoft Editions such as Standard and Datacenter share the same feature set, differing mainly in virtualization rights, while Essentials targets smaller environments with up to 25 users and fewer roles.linkedin+1 The OS is designed to scale to large workloads while providing robust recovery options and hybrid cloud capabilities.microsoft It simplifies management, reduces costs by using industry-standard hardware and lets organizations build and move workloads between on-premises and cloud infrastructure.microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 remains important for businesses maintaining older line-of-business apps that are not yet ready to move to newer server versions.