Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Datacenter is a robust server operating system designed for highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments. It builds upon the features of its predecessor while introducing new capabilities like Kubernetes support, improved security with Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, and hybrid cloud integrations.
Key features include support for Linux containers, a new file system called ReFS designed for high resiliency and high performance, and Project Honolulu, which is a new browser-based management tool.
The Datacenter edition is aimed at enterprises requiring advanced features like Shielded Virtual Machines, software-defined networking, and storage features such as Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica.