Windows Server 2016 Datacenter includes unlimited virtualization rights plus new features to build a software-defined datacenter.

Use Windows Server 2016 capabilities to meet operational and security challenges, freeing up IT resources to plan a strategy that uses the cloud for future applications and solutions.
 
 Security at the OS level
 
 Windows Server 2016 includes built-in breach resistance to help thwart attacks on your systems and meet compliance goals. Help prevent malicious attacks and detect suspicious activity where it matters: your operating system and workloads. Rely on security features built into Windows Server 2016 to control privileged access, protect virtual machines, and harden the platform against emerging threats.

Protect your virtual machines
 Help secure admin credentials
 Protect the operating system
 Improve ability to detect attacks
 Isolate applications 
 Evolve your infrastructure

Use Windows Server 2016 capabilities to meet operational and security challenges, freeing up IT resources to plan a strategy that uses the cloud for future applications and solutions.

Resilient Compute
 Run your datacenter with a highly automated, resilient server operating system

Affordable High-Performance Storage 
 The Azure-inspired, software-defined storage capabilities in Windows Server 2016 use policies and automation to reduce costs and add scale.

Reduce cost
 Create affordable business continuity
 Prioritize storage resources
 
 Azure-inspired networking
 
 Bring flexibility and control to your datacentre while lowering costs with software-defined compute, storage, and networking. Run your datacentre with an automated and resilient operating system, and access many of the same cloud-efficient features found in Microsoft Azure datacentres.

Manage by policy
 Enhance network security
 Gain workload mobility

Application innovation
 Windows Server 2016 supports application innovation using container technology and microservices. Containers can help speed application deployment and streamline the way IT operations and development teams collaborate to deliver applications.  
 Windows Server 2016 helps organizations update and innovate with their apps in three ways:

Secure fabric for existing applications
 Deliver container benefits to existing apps 
 Build cloud-native and hybrid apps