Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2012 is the server version of the Windows 8 operating system. It is an edition that is ideally suited for small and medium businesses. Windows 2012 Server Standard is a reliable system which brings a wide variety of new functions, new features and several new improvements, namely, the modern user interface of Windows 8 with which the touch screen control is possible, new programs like typical high performance server options. The Standard Windows Server 2012 includes the use of two physical processors. Thus, it allows the establishment of two virtual instances, or virtual machines.