The Datacenter edition is much more expensive, with a current retail price of over $6,000, while the Standard edition is just over $1,000. They also share licensing models such as core-based licensing plus client access license (CAL). They share a number of similarities, including key features such as Active Directory Certificate, Domain, and Federation services Windows containers and Microsoft Defender (among many others). Windows Server 2022 comes in two main editions-Standard and Datacenter. In this post, we break down what Windows Server 2022 has in store for customers so you can see if an upgrade needs to be moved up your pipeline. Should you upgrade to it soon? Well, it depends on your priorities. It features significant improvements in security, hybrid cloud, and scalability capabilities, among others. Based on information posted on its lifecycle support page, it already has reached general availability (GA) status as early as August 18, 2021.

Windows Server 2022 has been available to all customers since September 1, 2021.

Server 2022 essentials