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Run business-critical workloads with Windows Server 2022:
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Windows Server File Servers host billions of files across million of customers for storage and retrieval of files with built-in scale. Security, quotas, backup, replication and recovery are all built into the operating system.
Active Directory Domain Services hosts and authenticates billions of on-premises user identities across millions of customers to securely manage identity and protect your business.
Windows Server hosts millions of apps, from simple IIS web apps to complex apps like SharePoint, Exchange, database and 3rd party products with integrated security, high availability and replication across servers and clusters.
Hosts virtual machines on Hyper-V through Windows Server containers, Linux containers and Kubernetes clusters with integration into native Azure services.
Providing on-premises DNS and DHCP services for millions of customers.
Windows Server File Servers host billions of files across million of customers for storage and retrieval of files with built-in scale. Security, quotas, backup, replication and recovery are all built into the operating system.
Active Directory Domain Services hosts and authenticates billions of on-premises user identities across millions of customers to securely manage identity and protect your business.
Windows Server hosts millions of apps, from simple IIS web apps to complex apps like SharePoint, Exchange, database and 3rd party products with integrated security, high availability and replication across servers and clusters.
Hosts virtual machines on Hyper-V through Windows Server containers, Linux containers and Kubernetes clusters with integration into native Azure services.
Providing on-premises DNS and DHCP services for millions of customers.
Smithfield Foods uses a hybrid cloud approach to cut data centre costs and deliver new applications faster.
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates began on January 14, 2020. On-premises licences for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates end on January 14, 2023. Free Extended Security Updates will be available for customers on Azure, which includes Azure Virtual Machines, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure VMWare Solutions, Azure Nutanix Solution and Azure Stack HCI.
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Extended Support will end on October 10, 2023. Customers who migrate workloads to Azure will have access to Extended Security Updates for both SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 for three years after the End of Support dates for no additional charge above the cost of running the virtual machine. Eligible customers will be able to purchase Extended Security Updates for their on-premises environment.
Azure Hybrid Benefit is a licensing benefit that helps you to significantly reduce the costs of running your Windows Server workloads in the cloud. It works by letting you use your on-premises Software Assurance-enabled Windows Server and SQL Server licences on Azure. Get 180 days of dual-use rights between on-premises and the cloud.
Keep the Windows Server knowledge you have while learning the future of hybrid cloud computing. Earn the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification for managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid and IaaS platform workloads.
