Prepare your servers for Secure Boot certificate updates
The original Secure Boot certificates introduced in 2011 are approaching the end of their planned lifecycle, with expirations beginning in late June 2026.
Deploying a virtual machine on Microsoft Azure is a great way to add scalability and flexibility to an existing datacenter and applications. Now customers can deploy Windows Server virtual machines in Azure and save up to 40 percent with the Azure Hybrid Use Benefit. Due to its popularity, we’ve recently made new UI changes in Azure that make it even easier to discover and utilize this benefit directly from the Azure Portal. To learn more on how to use the Azure Hybrid Use Benefit as part of a bigger datacenter migration strategy, check out the announcement we made today!