SOLVED: What is the Difference Between Windows Server 2012 Standard and Data Center Editions

In a word, VM’s.  The only difference (other than price) is the number of VM’s you can use.  Data Center provides unlimited and Standard provides 2. Below is Microsofts conciese explaination of the differences in the versions which I copied from: microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/windowsserver2012.aspx#tab=2 Datacenter Datacenter edition is ideal for customers that Read more…