Announcing Windows Server 2022—now in preview
Windows Server 2022 includes advanced multi-layer security, hybrid capabilities with Azure, and a flexible platform to modernize applications. Read more
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One week to go! Windows Server Summit 2020
Are you ready for Windows Server Summit 2020? We are just one week away and there’s still time to register. You don’t want to miss out on the brand-new Windows Server content curated and presented by our AMAZING technical experts. Read more
Announcing Windows Server Summit 2020
We’re right on the heels of Microsoft Ignite and in comes another exciting virtual event: Windows Server Summit 2020! Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 29 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time where we will dive deeper into the latest and greatest innovation in Windows Server announced at Ignite such as Azure Automanage, Windows Admin Center Read more
Second update rollup for System Center 2019 released
We are back to announce the release of Update Rollup 2 (UR2) for System Center 2019. Customers can now download UR2 for System Center 2019 from Microsoft Update as well as other channels. This update covers System Center Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection Manager, Orchestrator, and Service Manager. Like Update Rollup 1, released Read more
Microsoft raises the security standard for next major Windows Server release
Server security and platform Integrity are critical requirements in today’s datacenter, edge, and cloud environments. Many Windows Server customers have relied on built-in security capabilities such as Secure boot and BitLocker to protect their infrastructure. These capabilities are enhanced when combined with proper underlying server hardware such as Trusted Platform Module (TPM) or adequate Unified Read more
Windows Server container support in Azure Kubernetes Service is now generally available
Containerization is an important cloud computing development to more seamlessly build, test, deploy, and manage cloud applications. Containers also introduced many of our customers to new technologies including Docker, Windows containers, orchestration, and microservices. Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Windows Server container support in the Azure Kubernetes Service. Many of our customers are Read more
First update rollup for System Center 2019 released
This blog post was authored by Vithalprasad Gaitonde, Principal PM Manager, System Center On March 14, 2019, Microsoft announced the availability of System Center 2019 for Windows Server 2019 to support management of Windows Server 2019 and a host of other new management capabilities. Today we are announcing that the first update rollup release (UR1) Read more
End of support: transforming your Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 workloads
On January 14, 2020, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 went end of support. This means that security updates will not be available to workloads available for this version of Windows Server and customers can be vulnerable to security and compliance issues. If you’re still running Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, there are a Read more
Protect workloads still running on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Over the last couple of years, we have shared why it is business critical to migrate and upgrade apps and services running on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2. As you are aware, on January 14th, 2020, support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. To ensure that your apps, service, and data Read more
Webinar: Join Jeff Woolsey for what’s new in Windows Admin Center
This post was authored by Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager. Greetings Windows Server community! I hope you will join me for a webinar on Thursday, November 21, for an overview of the exciting new features in our latest release of Windows Admin Center, version 1910. This release is packed full of powerful new capabilities to Read more
Announcing the general availability of Windows Admin Center, version 1910
This post is authored by Bernardo Caldas, Partner Director of Program Management, Windows Server. Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Windows Admin Center, version 1910. Server admins already trust Windows Admin Center to manage more than 3 million servers, and with today’s release, we’re delivering new functionality to make it easier to remotely manage Read more
All you need to know about Windows Server at Ignite 2019
Ready, set, go! The Windows Server team is ready to make sure you are set up for success at Microsoft Ignite 2019. Our experts are busy preparing technical content for breakout sessions, theater sessions and hands-on-workshops. You’ll find the schedule to plan your attendance below. We might even challenge you to a game of bowling Read more