Windows Server 2019 Standard

This operating system that bridges onpremises and Azure services

• Designed for business with more than 25 users and 50 devices

• Easily extend your datacenter to the cloud

• Help prevent host intrusion with Windows Defender Exploit Guard

• Limit administrator privileges with Just-In-Time and Just Enough Administration

• 16 core license pack included, plus additional Client Access Licenses (CALs)

Windows Server 2019 Editions Overview:

Server 2019 Standard, Datacenter and Essentials Compare
Server 2019 Edition	Dataceter	Standard	Essentials
Ideal for	Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments	Physical or minimally virtualized environments	Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices
Licensing model	Core-based	Core-based	Specialty servers (server license)
CAL requirements	Windows Server CAL	Windows Server CAL	No CAL required
virtualization guest	unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license	2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license	No
Network Controller	Yes	No	No
Hyper-V containers	unlimited	2	No
Windows Server containers	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Host Guardian Hyper-V Support	Yes	No	No
Storage Replica	unlimited	1 partnership and 1 resource group with a single 2TB volume	No
Storage Spaces Direct	Yes	No	No
Inherited Activation	Can be a host or a guest	As guest if hosted on Datacenter	No
Shielded virtual Machines (VMs)	Yes	No	No
Software-defined networking	Yes	No	No
Software-defined storage	Yes	No	No
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure	Yes	No	No
Hybrid integration	Yes	Yes	No

Windows Server 2019 Standard New Features

• Hybrid capabilities with Azure

• Advanced multilayer security

• Faster innovation for applications

• Unprecedented hyper-converged infrastructure

Connect Windows Server deployments to Azure services

Use natively integrated services such as Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery without disrupting applications and infrastructure with Windows Admin Center.

Faster innovation for applications

Enable the creation of cloud-native apps, and modernize traditional apps using containers and microservices. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native apps, and modernize traditional apps using containers and microservices.

Easy administration

Use the Windows Admin Center to manage your servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure, and Windows 10 PCs with a browser-based app.

Improved Linux operations

Run Linux and Windows containers side by side. Windows Server 2019 reduces complexity by enabling developers to use standard tools such as Open SSH, Curl, and Tar.

**Windows Server 2019 Standard System Requirements**
Required processor	1.4 GHz or faster 64-bit compatible processor
Required memory	512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience installation option)
Required hard disk space	32GB available hard disk space
Required video card	1024 x 768 or higher-resolution