CAL RDS Windows Server 2016 License

Many new features included in the Windows Server 2016 CAL license

Windows Server 2016’s remote desktop services include everything your business needs to get your server up and running, as well as many improvements over previous versions to create the best version of remote desktop services to date. Read on to discover the added features that can make a huge difference for you and your business.

Session-based virtualization

Take advantage of the computing power introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and offer a cost-effective multi-session environment that will drive your users’ daily workloads quickly and efficiently. Get everyone working and moving things forward easier than ever.

Virtual desktop infrastructure

Using the Windows client, you can provide high-performance application capability and the familiarity your users have come to expect, similar to the traditional Windows desktop experience. Even someone not familiar with server infrastructure will be up and running in no time with Windows VDI.

The full desktop experience, from anywhere

Your users will appreciate the complete desktop experience offered by running a Microsoft Windows 2016 server. You can install applications and manage them directly on the server itself. Whether your users rely on the server for their complete workstation, or you have guests coming from an external service using MultiPoint, your users will always have what they need, when they need it.

RemoteApps offer even more flexibility

With Microsoft Windows Server 2016, you can specify individual applications that are hosted or run on the virtualized machine but appear as if they were running on the user’s desktop, allowing the user to seamlessly access server applications from their personal machine. This is ideal for providing secure applications via a remote environment, while offering users the ability to customize their own workstation.

Application compatibility with Windows 10

If your application works on Windows 10, it will almost always work just as well on Windows Server 2016. Plus, it has the same look and feel as Windows 10, ensuring that anyone who uses Windows 10 can very easily use Windows Server 2016 and the remote desktop services it contains.

Azure SQL Database, enhanced

Remote desktop break connection is capable of storing all deployment information, such as connection states and user/host mappings, in a shared SQL database. You’ll never need to use something like the manual for SQL Server Always on Availability Group deployment again, and instead will enjoy a powerful, highly available environment.

Map GPUs to a host machine

By leveraging Hyper-V’s discrete device assignment, you can now easily map your GPUs on a host machine directly to a VM, allowing that VM to take advantage of that GPU’s processor. Have the tools you need to run just about anything, from anywhere.

Individual desktops for every end-user

You can now create personal session desktops as part of your remote desktop services deployment. This allows your users to create a personal desktop directly in the cloud, enabling them to access the files and folders they need, wherever they are. Your administrators and dedicated session hosts can offload the complexity of hosting an environment and allow users to manage the desktop as if it were their own, without being stored in the cloud.

Support for new codecs

The Remote Desktop Protocol, included in Microsoft Windows Server Remote Desktop, now supports the H.264/AVC 444 codec, optimizing videos and texts via the server.

Support for Pen Remoting

This new version now supports Pen Remoting, allowing your touchscreen gestures to translate into applications and features stored on the server itself, making it feel less like a server and more like a personal machine.

Handle more simultaneous connection requests than ever

Thanks to improved connection management, your remote desktop connection broker can now handle over 10,000 simultaneous connection requests, as seen during connection storms. Your system is thus more robust and perfectly suited to the expansion and development of your business. This also makes maintaining the deployment easier by allowing you to quickly add servers to the environment in a few clicks. Your server will be able to withstand any loads imposed on it, no matter how intense!