Windows Server 2022 Standard

Key Features:

1. Security Enhancements:

   • Windows Defender Antivirus: Built-in antivirus protection to safeguard against malware and threats.

   • Secured-Core Server: Provides enhanced protection against firmware attacks by offering security features that protect the server’s hardware, boot process, and OS.

   • TLS 1.3 Support: The latest version of the Transport Layer Security protocol, ensuring improved encryption for secure communications.

2. Hybrid Cloud Integration:

   • Windows Server 2022 Standard allows integration with Microsoft Azure, enabling hybrid cloud scenarios. Features like Azure Arc and Azure Automanage are available for extending workloads from on-premises servers to the cloud.

3. Storage Enhancements:

   • Storage Migration Service: Simplifies migration of files from older servers to newer Windows Server systems without requiring a complete redesign of your infrastructure.

   • Storage Spaces Direct (S2D): Enables highly available and scalable storage configurations, allowing multiple servers to pool together storage resources.

4. Virtualization:

   • Hyper-V: Native support for creating and managing virtual machines (VMs), enabling businesses to run multiple virtualized servers on a single physical server, improving hardware utilization.

   • Nested Virtualization: Allows the creation of virtual machines inside other virtual machines, useful for development and testing.

5. Networking:

   • SMB over QUIC: Provides secure and high-performance file sharing over the internet, using the QUIC protocol for faster and more reliable file access.

   • DNS over HTTPS (DoH): Helps improve privacy and security by encrypting DNS queries between clients and servers.

   • Improved Networking Stack: Includes performance optimizations for workloads such as large data transfers, providing better bandwidth management and reduced latency.

6. Windows Admin Center:

   • A central management tool that allows IT administrators to manage servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure, and Windows 10/11 PCs through a web-based interface.

7. Improved Application Platform:

   • Container Support: Enhanced support for running Windows and Linux containers, with improved Kubernetes integration.

   • App Compatibility: Native support for legacy applications, ensuring that older applications can run efficiently on Windows Server 2022.

8. Performance and Scalability:

   • Increased Scalability: Supports up to 48TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores, making it ideal for large-scale applications and services.

   • Improved Performance: Optimizations in networking, storage, and processing lead to better overall performance for enterprise workloads.

9. Support for Large Enterprises:

   • Designed for environments that require high availability, Windows Server 2022 Standard offers capabilities for large-scale server farms and high-performance computing environments.

System Requirements:

• Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor.

• RAM: At least 512 MB (2 GB recommended for the Server with Desktop Experience installation option).

• Disk Space: At least 32 GB of available disk space.

• Network Adapter: 1 Gbps or faster Ethernet adapter.

• Graphics: Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution.

Pricing:

Windows Server 2022 Standard is sold on a licensing basis, with both core-based and client access license (CAL) models. Pricing can vary based on the specific needs and size of the deployment. It’s generally available as a subscription model or through perpetual licensing.

Ideal Use Cases:

• Running enterprise-grade applications and services.

• Virtualization and managing virtualized environments.

• Hybrid cloud scenarios, integrating on-premises and cloud resources.

• File, print, and application sharing across large networks.

For more information or to get started with Windows Server 2022 Standard, visit the official Microsoft website: Windows Server 2022.