Windows Server 2008

Pricing Web Standard Enterprise Datacenter
Single Processor Server $15.00 $25.00 $70.00 $95.00
Dual Processor Server $30.00 $50.00 $140.00 $190.00

Vital Specs
Edition Web Standard Enterprise Datacenter
Sockets - x86 4 4 8 32
Sockets - x64 4 4 8 64
RAM - 32-bit 4 GB 4 GB 64 GB 64 GB
RAM - 64-bit 32 GB 32 GB 2 TB 2 TB
Hot Add Memory No No Yes Yes
Failover Cluster Nodes -- -- 16 16
Fault-Tolerant Memory Sync No No Yes Yes
Cross-File Replication (DFS-R) No No Yes Yes
Network Access Connections (RRAS) -- 250 Unlimited Unlimited
Network Access Connections (IAS) -- 50 Unlimited Unlimited
Virtual Image Use Rights -- 1 4 Unlimited
Remote Desktop Services Gateway 0 250 Unlimited Unlimited

Windows Web Server 2008

Web application and services platform. Featuring Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5 and designed exclusively as an Internet-facing server with included Web Server and DNS Server roles.

Windows Server 2008 Standard

Standard is the default users’ choice. It serves as a web, database and mail server via IIS, yet is also serves as a DNS server and an application or file server with all of the standard features required my most users.

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications and large-scale virtualization on small and large servers. Improve availability, enhance power management, and integrate solutions for mobile and branch workers. Reduce infrastructure costs by consolidating applications with unlimited virtualization licensing rights. Scale from two to 64 processors. Windows Server 2008 Datacenter provides a foundation on which to build enterprise-class virtualization and scale-up solutions.

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise is an advanced server platform that provides more cost-effective and reliable support for mission-critical workloads.

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Virtualize and consolidate your entire infrastructure with Hyper-V™

Hyper-V™ is a role in Windows Server® 2008 that provides you with the tools and services you can use to create a virtualized server computing environment. This type of environment is useful because you can create and manage virtual machines, which allows you to run multiple operating systems on one physical computer and isolate the operating systems from each other. Learn more about Windows Hyper-V