Windows Server 2012 Editions

Here’s an explanation of the four Windows Server 2012 editions.

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Windows Server 2012 Standard

There is no major difference between the two. They are both fully-functional editions of Windows Server 2012. They both support the same number of processors and memory. They also offer the exact same features and functionality. For example, both support high availability features like failover clustering. The only difference between the two is the support for the number of virtual machines.

Window Server 2012 Standard edition allows you to run up to 2 virtual machines on up to 2 processors. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition is meant for virtualization and private cloud deployments and you can have