Description
Windows server 2022 Datacenter is a improved and better version as compare to standard version. It has all the features that are offered by the new Windows Server 2022 and more in terms of locks and limits.
Win Server 2022 is the most recent version of Microsoft’s cloud-ready operating system. It comes with technologies that allow it easier for you to migrate your workloads when you’re ready. furthermore, this plan oprovides a budget-friendly choice so you can save money while still running the programs and applications your business depends on each day.
Microsoft server 2022 is available in three edition which are essential, standard and datacenter.
Essential: This version is best suited for the small businesses which have basic It requirements. The licensing model for this version is CPU based. It has RAM limit of 64 GB and CPU limit of 2 CPUs.
Standard: This version can be used by all the companies which use or have a lot of IT requirements. This version supports many features of MS 2022. It provides about 2 virtual machine or 2 Hyper-V containers. The licensing model for standard version is Core-based and it has Ram of about 24Tb and can support 512 cores.
Datacenter: Datacenter is the more advance version of the Microsoft Server 2022. It is better than Standard in terms of limits. It is used by the companies which have high workload IT requirements. It has no limitation on the number of Virtual machines or Hyper-V container. Like standard version it supports core based licensing model. It have RAM of about 24TB and supports 512 cores.
Features:
| Feature | Standard edition | Datacenter edition |
| Core Windows Server functionality | Feature available | Feature available |
| Hybrid integration | Feature available | Feature available |
| Windows Server containers | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Storage Replica | Limited feature | Feature available |
| Software-defined networking | Feature not available | Feature available |
| Software-defined storage | Feature not available | Feature available |
What’s new in Windows Server 2022?
Security
The new security capabilities in Windows Server 2022 combine other security capabilities in Windows Server across multiple areas to provide defense-in-depth protection against advanced threats. Advanced multi-layer security in Windows Server 2022 provides the comprehensive protection that servers need today.
Secured-core server
Certified Secured-core server hardware from an OEM partner provides additional security protections that are useful against sophisticated attacks. This can provide increased assurance when handling mission critical data in some of the most data sensitive industries. A Secured-core server uses hardware, firmware, and driver capabilities to enable advanced Windows Server security features. Many of these features are available in Windows Secured-core PCs and are now also available with Secured-core server hardware and Windows Server 2022.
Hardware root-of-trust
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) secure crypto-processor chips provide a secure, hardware-based store for sensitive cryptographic keys and data, including systems integrity measurements. TPM 2.0 can verify that the server has been started with legitimate code and can be trusted by subsequent code execution. This is known as a hardware root-of-trust and is used by features such as BitLocker drive encryption.
Virtualization-based security (VBS)
Secured-core servers support virtualization-based security (VBS) and hypervisor-based code integrity (HVCI). VBS uses hardware virtualization features to create and isolate a secure region of memory from the normal operating system, protecting against an entire class of vulnerabilities used in cryptocurrency mining attacks. VBS also allows for the use of Credential Guard, where user credentials and secrets are stored in a virtual container that the operating system cannot access directly.
Firmware protection
Firmware executes with high privileges and is often invisible to traditional anti-virus solutions, which has lead to a rise in the number of firmware-based attacks. Secured-core server processors support measurement and verification of boot processes with Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement (DRTM) technology and isolation of driver access to memory with Direct Memory Access (DMA) protection.
HVCI uses VBS to significantly strengthen code integrity policy enforcement, including kernel mode integrity which checks all kernel mode drivers and binaries in a virtualized environment before they are started, preventing unsigned drivers or system files from being loaded into system memory.
