Windows Server 2025 prepares you for the future while delivering the security, performance, and flexibility you need today. Increase productivity with simpler networking features, faster storage, and hybrid cloud capabilities that adapt to your needs. Stay ahead of future challenges with forward-looking security and AI-ready computing resources.
Here are some key improvements:
Hybrid: Rapid adaptation across hybrid, cloud, and edge environments. Easier integration with Azure Arc to connect on-premises and cloud-based servers. Ability to deploy Azure features directly on your local servers.
Security: Hardware- and software-level security to help prevent cyberattacks. Next-generation Active Directory that improves security and scalability. Ability to enable a customized security baseline and configure data drift protection from the start.
Modern and future-ready platform: Windows Server 2025 is now easier to upgrade and scale, with better application compatibility than ever before. The Windows Server 2025 Desktop experience offers a consistent client and server UI, along with useful features such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.
Performance: Simpler and faster networking and storage resources, live hot patching to reduce downtime, and GPU partitioning for edge AI inference. Improvements in flash-based storage make Windows Server an even better platform for SQL Server.
