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Microsoft Windows Server

When you are looking at consuming any Microsoft service in the cloud, it all begins with Windows Server, i.e., a Windows SAL. It is an absolute necessity on the licensing side. If you look at the most common Microsoft back office applications (Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, OCS, etc.), they all require Windows. All the Microsoft business products also require Windows server. Think of Windows Server as the core license (the brain if you will) that is required to pretty much to do anything when it comes to consuming a Microsoft service in the cloud.

Windows Server is available in many editions, each providing key functionality for any sized business. The editions are as follows; Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, Windows Web Server 2008 R2, Windows HPC Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems. The following table is a Differentiated Feature Comparison by Edition:

Feature Enterprise Datacenter Standard Web Itanium Foundation HPC
.NET 3.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Administration Tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
BitLocker Drive Encryption
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
BITS Server Extensions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
BranchCache Content Server
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
BranchCache Hosted Server
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Desktop Experience
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
DirectAccess Management
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Failover Clustering
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Group Policy Management Console
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ink and Handwriting Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Internet Printing Client
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
LPR Port Monitor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multipath I/O
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
RAS Connection Manager Administrator Kit
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
RDC
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Assistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Remote Differential Compression
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Server Admin Tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RPC Over HTTP Proxy
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Simple TCP/IP Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SMTP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
SNMP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage SAN Manager for SANS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Subsystem for Unix-Based Applications (SUA)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Telnet Client
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Telnet Server
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
TFTP Client
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Biometric Framework
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Internal Database
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Windows Network Load Balancing (WNLB)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows PowerShell
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Process Activation Server
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Server Backup
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Server Backup Features
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Server Migration Tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows TIFF IFilter
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WINS Server
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Wireless Client
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Wireless LAN Service
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
XPS Viewer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

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