Since the reveal of Technical Preview 4 in November 2015, the anticipation and excitement surrounding the official release of Windows Server 2016 is growing throughout the IT world. While no firm date has been officially announced at this time, rumors abound of a General Release date at some point in Q3 2016.

Spiceworks has already identified the features IT pros are most looking forward to in Windows Server 2016 as the server operating system’s new Hyper-V functionality, PowerShell 5.0, and the prospect of enhanced security features such as Host Guardian Service and shielded VMs.