{"id":43102,"date":"2024-06-28T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T08:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=43102"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:25:07","slug":"microsoft-windows-server-2025-secure-scalable-and-ai-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-windows-server-2025-secure-scalable-and-ai-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Windows Server 2025: Secure, Scalable, and AI-Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective <strong>November 1, 2024,<\/strong> <strong>Microsoft Windows Server 2025<\/strong> is <strong>available<\/strong> for purchase. This release is the <strong>most secure<\/strong> and <strong>innovative<\/strong> version to date. It offers <strong>advanced security features<\/strong>, <strong>new Azure hybrid capabilities<\/strong>, and <strong>enhanced performance for AI<\/strong> and <strong>application workloads<\/strong>. It will be available as a <strong>perpetual license and as a subscription<\/strong>, with the latter offering enhanced rights. The main editions will remain <strong>Standard<\/strong> and <strong>Datacenter<\/strong>. <strong>Let&#8217;s explore everything new<\/strong> in this article.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43103 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Windows Server?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows Server<\/strong> is an <strong>operating system<\/strong> created by <strong>Microsoft <\/strong>for servers. It is engineered to <strong>manage networked systems<\/strong>, <strong>host databases<\/strong>, and <strong>run enterprise applications<\/strong>. Unlike the Windows OS for personal computers, Windows Server is <strong>optimized for tasks that require high levels of reliability<\/strong>, <strong>scalability<\/strong>, and <strong>security<\/strong>. It is widely used in <strong>business environments<\/strong> to <strong>support the infrastructure<\/strong> for <strong>connected applications<\/strong>, <strong>networks<\/strong>, and <strong>web services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Main new features of Windows Server 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Microsoft Windows Server 2025<\/strong> provides a more <strong>secure<\/strong>, <strong>versatile<\/strong>, and <strong>high-performing server environment <\/strong>than ever before. The main <strong>enhancements<\/strong> have been made <strong>in these areas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Active Directory<\/strong> now includes additional security features for robust identity management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Server Message Block (SMB)<\/strong> has been updated to include SMB over Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) and defenses against common network attacks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security Updates<\/strong> require fewer system restarts, facilitated by Azure Arc\u2019s hotpatching and improvements in Active Directory and SMB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hybrid Capabilities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Server supports hybrid and multicloud environments with:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Software-defined Networking (SDN)<\/strong> features for better connectivity and management across multiple sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Azure Arc<\/strong> tools for integrating Azure services into on-premises datacenters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">AI and Performance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New functionalities support AI and enhance system performance:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>GPU Partitioning<\/strong> for virtual machines, aiding AI workloads with live migration and clustering support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network Features<\/strong> like Adaptive Traffic Control (ATC) and Health and Usage Dashboard (HUD) for improved network management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage and Hyper-V<\/strong> see performance gains and scalability improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hotpatching<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hotpatching<\/strong> now lets the admin <strong>apply security updates without a reboot<\/strong>. This has only been available in the Azure Edition of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter before. Typically, to apply updates to system files, a server must undergo a restart to finalize the patching procedure, which is not necessary anymore due to hotpatching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hotpatching<\/strong> will become available as an<strong> add-on monthly subscription<\/strong>. This feature will <strong>necessitate<\/strong> the <strong>use of Azure Arc<\/strong> and <strong>Software Assurance<\/strong>. If you are using <strong>Azure Edition<\/strong>, <strong>Hotpatching<\/strong> comes at <strong>no additional cost, available <\/strong>on<strong> Azure <\/strong>and<strong> Azure Stack HCI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Licensing Editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft <strong>Windows Server 2025 <\/strong>still offers <strong>three primary licensing editions<\/strong>, tailored to fit different organizational sizes and needs regarding virtualization and datacenter requirements:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Windows Server 2025 Edition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Ideal for<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Licensing model<\/strong> [1]<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>CAL requirements<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Datacenter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud environments. Includes features like Azure Hybrid Benefit and unlimited OSEs\/Hyper-V isolated containers<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Core-based<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Windows Server CAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Physical or minimally virtualized environments. Provides core Windows Server functionality. Includes two OSEs\/Hyper-V isolated containers.<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Core-based<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Windows Server CAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Specialty servers (server license) [2]<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">No CAL required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[1] CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. See the Product Use Rights for details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[2] Up to 10 cores and 1 VM on single-socket servers. Windows Server Essentials is available through Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Server Hardware partners of Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Licensing Model<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>licensing model<\/strong> for <strong>Windows Server 2025<\/strong> has been updated to provide <strong>more flexibility<\/strong> for organizations. It introduces a <strong>new pay-as-you-go option<\/strong>, <strong>alongside<\/strong> the traditional <strong>perpetual licensing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pay-as-you-go subscription<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under this <strong>new licensing approach<\/strong>, companies can opt for a <strong>subscription-based model, <\/strong>in which you <strong>pay based on actual usage<\/strong>. It is<strong> managed <\/strong>and<strong> billed via Azure<\/strong>. This <strong>requires<\/strong> using <strong>Azure Arc<\/strong>, which is designed to oversee enterprise workloads across various platforms. The <strong>advantage<\/strong> of this model is that it enables organizations to <strong>scale<\/strong> their <strong>server capacity up or down based on fluctuating demands<\/strong>, such as seasonal spikes in activity, without the need for permanent infrastructure expansion. This offers a <strong>cost-effective solution for managing short-term increases in server load<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perpetual license<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>perpetual license<\/strong> option remains available for those who prefer the conventional method. It offers <strong>five years of standard support<\/strong> followed by <strong>five years of extended support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"45882\" class=\"elementor elementor-45882\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a5c62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20a5c62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97592fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97592fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Need help with your organization&#8217;s Microsoft Licensing? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\"><b>Book a consultation<\/b><\/a> with our specialists and get tailored advice for your business needs!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Quarterly Release Cycle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hotpatch Servicing<\/strong> starts <strong>after<\/strong> the <strong>baseline<\/strong> and is <strong>only<\/strong> for <strong>security<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong>, which are being released <strong>monthly<\/strong>. <strong>.NET Updates<\/strong> are <strong>not<\/strong> part of <strong>Hotpatching<\/strong>. <strong>Regular<\/strong> <strong>Servicing<\/strong> also releases <strong>monthly<\/strong> updates but <strong>necessitates<\/strong> <strong>reboots<\/strong>. <strong>Regular<\/strong> <strong>Servicing<\/strong> includes <strong>security<\/strong> and <strong>non-security<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong>. Organizations using <strong>Hotpatching<\/strong> <strong>need<\/strong> to do a <strong>quarterly<\/strong>, <strong>rebooted<\/strong> <strong>baseline<\/strong> <strong>update<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43107 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1224\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle.png 1224w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle-800x282.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Quarterly-Release-Cycle-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Upgrading from Windows Server 2022 to 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When <strong>upgrading from Windows Server 2022 to 2025<\/strong>, an <strong>Operating System<\/strong> (OS) <strong>upgrade<\/strong> through <strong>Windows Update<\/strong> is possible. This makes the upgrading experience similar to Windows 11 and easy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update.png 845w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update-800x293.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-06-24-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2025-Windows-Update-768x282.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Are you interested in Windows Server 2025?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">Contact SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/a> for a <strong>expert services<\/strong> on <strong>how to best implement Windows Server 2025<\/strong> into <strong>your organization&#8217;s IT infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29386 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-007-progressive.webp\" alt=\"Man in suit checking his tablet\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-007-progressive.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-007-progressive-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-007-progressive-150x64.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-10-Graphics-Office-People-007-progressive-768x329.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Windows Server 2025 FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>When will Windows Server 2025 be released?<\/h3>\n<p>On November 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>What editions of Windows Server 2025 will be available?<\/h3>\n<p>The main editions of Windows Server 2025 will be Standard and Datacenter. There will also be an Essentials edition, but its release date is not yet known.<\/p>\n<h3>What is SMB over QUIC and why is it important?<\/h3>\n<p>SMB over QUIC is a new feature that brings the benefits of the QUIC protocol to Server Message Block (SMB). QUIC is a modern transport protocol that offers a number of advantages over TCP, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved performance: QUIC often provides better performance than TCP, especially in situations with high latency or packet loss.<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced security: QUIC connections are always encrypted using TLS 1.3.<\/li>\n<li>Increased resilience: QUIC connections can tolerate changes in IP address and port during transmission.<br \/>\nSMB over QUIC was previously only available in Windows Server Azure Edition, but it is now available in the Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What are some of the key improvements in Hyper-V?<\/h3>\n<p>Hyper-V in Windows Server 2025 includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased processor support: Support for up to 2,048 virtual processors for Generation 2 virtual machines, and Hyper-V hosts can now support up to 2,048 logical processors.<\/li>\n<li>GPU partitioning: GPUs can now be partitioned and assigned to virtual machines, improving performance for graphics-intensive workloads and enabling migrations between servers while maintaining high availability.<\/li>\n<li>Workgroup clusters: You can now deploy workgroup clusters with certificate-based authentication, eliminating the need for Active Directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What is the future of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)?<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft has stated that WSUS will no longer be actively developed. 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