WindowsServer2022
NewRoadmap,fewereditions,more
security
Tableofcontent
Introduction4
CloudasMicrosoftshighestpriority4
In-housecompetition4
Graduallossofrelevance5
AzureStackHCIversusWindowsServer5
AzureStackOSforhostsonly5
Owncertificationprogram6
WindowsServercostadvantage8
FeaturesexclusivetoAzureStackHCI9
WACworkflowforAzureStackHCIonly9
Comparisonofeditionsandfeatures10
DesktopversusCore10
ThreeeditionsforServer202211
EssentialsEditionisnolongeraseparateproduct12
NofreeHyper-VServer202212
AzureStackHCIassuccessorforWindowsServerSAC13
Themostimportantnewfeatures14
EnhancementstoServerMessageBlock15
NestedvirtualizationforAMD17
EdgeisincludedinServerCore17
ImprovementforStorageSpacesDirect18
Otherstorageinnovations18
SecuredCore18
SystemGuardmonitorsthebootprocess19
HVCIasaVBSfeature19
ConfiguringSecuredCore20
ControllingVBSviaGroupPolicies22
SecuredCoreinaVM23
MigrationtoWindowsServer2022:WSMTversusin-placeupdates23
LimitationsofWSMT24
In-placeupgradevs.WindowsServerMigrationTools25
Conclusion25
Conclusion26
Introduction
Formorethan20years,WindowsServerhasbeenMicrosoftson-premplatformfordeliveringIT
infrastructureandapplications.Companieshavebecomeaccustomedtoreceivinganupgradeevery
threetofouryears,andwithit,thelatestservertechnologies.However,version2022showsthatthis
legacyiscomingtoanend.
WindowsServerhasdevelopedintoaleadingvirtualizationplatformsinceversion2008,thanksto
theintegratedhypervisor.Therehavealsobeenmajoradvancesinremotedesktopservicesand,
sinceServer2016,inthefeaturestoprovidehyperconvergedinfrastructures.
CloudasMicrosoftshighestprior