Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 is the server counterpart of Windows 8. It replaces Windows Server 2008 R2 and was replaced by Windows Server 2012 R2. It reached RTM on August 01, 2012.

Editions
There are four major editions of Windows Server 2012:
 * Windows Server 2012 Foundation
 * Windows Server 2012 Essentials
 * Windows Server 2012 Standard
 * Windows Server 2012 Datacenter