

Network Controller: A new server role to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot virtual and physical network devices and services in the datacentre.IP address management (IPAM): Support for /31, /32, and /128 subnets discovery of file-based, domain-joined DNS servers new DNS functions better integration of DNS, DHCP, and IP Address (DDI) Management.Windows Server Gateway now supports Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels.


DNS client: Service binding – enhanced support for computers with more than one network interface.DHCP: As Network Access Protection was deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2, in Windows Server 2016 the DHCP role no longer supports NAP.Web Application Proxy: Preauthentication for HTTP Basic application publishing, wildcard domain publishing of applications, HTTP to HTTPS redirection, Propagation of client IP address to backend applications.Failover Clustering: Cluster operating system rolling upgrade, Storage Replicas.It periodically replicates snapshots, and the replication direction can be changed. It's not multi-master, not one-to-many and not transitive. Storage Replica replicates blocks instead of files files can be in use. Storage Services: Central Storage QoS Policies Storage Replicas (storage-agnostic, block-level, volume-based, synchronous and asynchronous replication using SMB3 between servers for disaster recovery).Remote Desktop Services: Support for OpenGL 4.4 and OpenCL 1.1, performance and stability improvements MultiPoint Services role (see Windows MultiPoint Server).Windows Defender: Windows Server Antimalware is installed and enabled by default without the GUI, which is an installable Windows feature.Active Directory Federation Services: It is possible to configure AD FS to authenticate users stored in non-AD directories, such as X.500 compliant Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories and SQL databases.Windows Server 2016 has a variety of new features, including It has two successors: Windows Server 2019, and the Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel, which excludes the graphical user interface and many older components. Windows Server 2016 was released on Septemat Microsoft's Ignite conference and became generally available on October 12, 2016. The first early preview version (Technical Preview) became available on Octotogether with the first technical preview of System Center. Windows Server 2016 is a server operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, developed concurrently with Windows 10. Extended support: Until January 12, 2027.Mainstream support: Until January 11, 2022.
