1. Desired State Configuration with PowerShellGive DevOps the ability to work the way they want: Automate tasks and manage settings to set up servers and keep them configured properly.

2. Just Enough Administration with Azure Active Directory Increase security by limiting access to the IT environment with Just-Enough and Just-in-Time Administration. Control who gets access to what and for how long.

3. Get greater visibility with a web-based remote GUIManage all of your servers—physical or virtual, datacenter or cloud—from anywhere, even your mobile device.

4. Avoid server lag with Remote Desktop ServicesIncrease app compatibility and performance, and scale up rapidly, to handle sudden “logon storms.”

5. Software-defined storage at the OS levelGet greater performance and all the benefits you’re used to without the premium cost of traditional storage.

6. Resilient software-defined computeConfidently virtualize anything with industry-leading scale, and reduce downtime.

7. More flexible and secure software-defined networkingAzure-inspired network virtualization features give you the centralized control to configure network resources. Deploy new workloads quickly and use network segmentation to increase security.

8. Advanced, multilayered security at the operating system Add new layers of security to your environment to control privileged access, protect virtual machines and harden the platform against emerging threats.

10. Get faster with “Just enough” OS using Nano Server

Ready to dive deeper?Get The Ultimate Guide to Windows Server 2016:

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Deploy an operating system that’s 25x smaller than the Windows Server with a desktop, resulting in faster boot times and simpler operations.

Move to the cloud for less using your existing licensesWith the Azure Hybrid Use Benefit, you can use on-premises Windows Server licenses that include Software Assurance to earn special pricing for new Windows Server virtual machines in Azure—whether you’re moving a few workloads or your entire datacenter.

Azure Hybrid Use Benefithttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-use-benefit/

9. Modernize applications with ContainersUse Containers to streamline existing apps and to create new microservices, whether on-premises or in any cloud.

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