I know it has only been released a few weeks ago but I am keen to purchase a Windows 2016 VM. Do you have any plans, or better still, an ETA for making Windows 0216 VMs available?
Thanks.
Malcolm
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Re: Windows 2016
This is something that we will support on virtual servers at some later date, but I don't have a firm ETA.
The new licensing for Windows 2016 makes it far more expensive for us to host on VDSes than Windows 2012 R2. 2016 costs us the same as 2012 R2 for dedicated machines.
The new licensing for Windows 2016 makes it far more expensive for us to host on VDSes than Windows 2012 R2. 2016 costs us the same as 2012 R2 for dedicated machines.
Re: Windows 2016
Microsoft is actually starting to push that with Windows 10, and I assume Server 2016.willieaames wrote:I'm still waiting for them to axe the traditional cmd.exe (command prompt).
@Kraze^NFo> Juski has a very valid point
@Juski> Got my new signature, thanks!
@Kraze^NFo> Out of context!
@Juski> Doesn't matter!
@Juski> You said I had a valid point! You can't take it back now! It's out there!
@Juski> Got my new signature, thanks!
@Kraze^NFo> Out of context!
@Juski> Doesn't matter!
@Juski> You said I had a valid point! You can't take it back now! It's out there!
Re: Windows 2016
If you are running 8 cores or less on a physical server, Windows Server Datacenter 2016 SPLA pricing is exactly the same as Windows Server 2012. How many physical cores on the servers hosting your VDSes?Edge100x wrote: The new licensing for Windows 2016 makes it far more expensive for us to host on VDSes than Windows 2012 R2. 2016 costs us the same as 2012 R2 for dedicated machines.
mgm
Re: Windows 2016
mgm: More than that, for all machines that run Windows. We haven't bought VDS machines with 8 cores per processor for some years now.
Re: Windows 2016
Do you have any plans for making Windows Server 2016 available?
Re: Windows 2016
We currently allow it on dedicated servers. No current ETA for VDSes.
Re: Windows 2016
How is performance with game servers on 2016?
Re: Windows 2016
We have not done testing with it ourselves, but the OS isn't usually a bottleneck for game servers, since they tend to be CPU and memory bound. There are a few exceptions when the developer makes certain design decisions, such as CS:GO not threading properly on Linux, and (previously) Valve games not using high resolution counters on Windows, but for the most part, we don't see the OS getting in the way of recent games.