different versions of windows server
A: Microsoft has simplified the licensing of Windows Server 2012. It no longer differentiates versions based on features. Each license for Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Standard covers two physical processors, which is the same as for System Center 2012. There are no feature differences between the Standard and Datacenter editions, which have the same features, memory and processor capabilities.
Windows Web Server 2008. This edition is indicated only for servers that run IIS service, the Microsoft web server. The 32-bit version supports up to 4GB of RAM and up to 4 processors in SMP configuration as the 64 bit supports up to 32GB of RAM and up to 4 processors in SMP configuration. Windows Server 2008 Server Core.
View the security, infrastructure, and application workload features of Windows Server 2016 as compared to previous versions. 1  Download a Windows Server feature comparison summary. 2  Download the complete feature comparison guide.