Windows Server
Windows Server is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure, adding additional layers of security while helping you modernize your applications and infrastructure.
Hybrid capabilities
with Azure
Advanced
multilayer security
Faster innovation for applications
Unbeatable offers
on Azure
Extend your datacentre to Azure to maximize your investments and gain new hybrid capabilities.
Elevate your security posture by protecting the datacentre, starting with the operating system.
Enable the creation of cloud-native apps, and modernize traditional apps using containers and microservices.
See how your cost savings will add up on Azure with offers such as Azure Hybrid Benefit and Extended Security Updates.
Microsoft delivers great Windows Server solutions across cloud and on-premises
Windows Server on Azure
Windows Server hybrid
Windows Server on-premises
Modernize your workloads on Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server.
Connect on-premises Windows Servers to Azure with Windows Admin Center.
Update to the latest operating system for enhanced security, performance, and value.
Unique hybrid capabilities
Extend datacenter to the cloud
Only Microsoft offers consistent hybrid services, including a common identity platform with Active Directory, a common data platform built on SQL Server technologies, and hybrid management and security.
Add built-in hybrid management capabilities
Windows Admin Center delivers an elegant, browser-based view of Windows Server workloads running on-premises and in Azure. Easily connect Windows Server deployments to Azure services and use natively integrated services such as Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery without disrupting applications and infrastructure.
Enhanced Security
Manage privileged identities
Many breaches can be prevented by protecting administrator credentials. Windows Server 2019 ensure that all apps and system components have just enough access privilege.
Secure the operating system
Discover and address security breaches with integrated Windows Defender Advanced Threat Detection. Help prevent host intrusion with Windows Defender Exploit Guard, which locks down devices
against attack vectors and blocks behaviours commonly used in malware attacks.
Secure fabric virtualisation
Protect VM workloads from unauthorized
access, with Shielded Virtual Machines for Windows Server or Linux workloads. Protect network traffic with the flip of a switch with Encrypted Subnets.
Faster app innovation
Modernize apps faster with container support
Windows Server 2019 delivers a smaller Server Core container image for speedier download and offers enhanced support for compute, storage, and networking of Kubernetes clusters and the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
Improve Linux operations
Building on previous support to run Linux and Windows containers side by side, Windows Server 2019 reduces complexity by enabling developers to use standard tools such as Open SSH, Curl, and Tar.
Unprecedented hyper-converged scale
Microsoft-validated solutions ready to go
Use turnkey Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solutions from your preferred hardware partner participating in
the Windows Server Software Defined (WSSD) program.
Get industry leading performance
Configurations are optimized for each
partner’s hardware and focus on performance, capacity, or a balanced approach.
Simplified management
Simplify daily management of HCI deployments with Windows Admin Center, an elegant, lightweight browser-based, locally deployed platform that brings together your resources for visibility and action.