Windows Server 2025 vs. Azure Stack HCI - Who will win? /w Jeff Woolsey

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Windows Server 2025 features:
Jeff Woolsey explained the new features of Windows Server 2025, such as AD-less clustering, GPU partitioning, NVMe storage stack, and Azure Arc integration.
Hyper-V server deprecation:
Jeff Woolsey clarified that Hyper-V server, the free product, is deprecated, but Hyper-V, the technology, is not and is used across Microsoft products and services.
Azure Stack HCI vs Windows Server:
Jeff Woolsey differentiated Azure Stack HCI and Windows Server as different products for different scenarios, with Azure Stack HCI being a cloud-managed virtualization host and Windows Server being a general purpose operating system.
Azure Virtual Desktop on premises:
Jeff Woolsey confirmed that Azure Virtual Desktop is an Azure feature that requires Azure Stack HCI and is not coming to Windows Server.
Follow-up tasks:
Windows Server 2025 scalability:
Test and validate the new scalability numbers on different hardware configurations (Jeff and his team)
Azure Arc:
Try Azure Arc on Windows Server and explore the free and paid services available (Flo and his customers)
Azure Stack HCI:
Build a new product that can run on Azure Stack HCI and other platforms using Kubernetes and Azure Service Bus (The startup that Flo talked to)
Windows Server 2025 edge features:
Deploy Windows Server 2025 on edge scenarios using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AD-less clusters (Flo and his mining customers)

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00:00 - Intro with Jeff Woolsey, expert on Windows Server, Azure Stack HCI.
01:16 - Innovations in Windows Server 2025, focus on "AD-less" clustering.
03:29 - Benefits of "AD-less" solutions for edge deployments.
06:08 - Role and importance of Hyper-V across Microsoft platforms.
08:09 - Differences between Hyper-V Server, Azure Stack HCI, Windows Server.
21:12 - NVMe optimizations in Windows Server 2025 boost performance.
22:22 - Purposes and management of Azure Stack HCI vs. Windows Server.
32:27 - Azure stack HCI advantages for Azure Kubernetes Service applications.
34:13 - Azure Arc for easy server management integration.
44:17 - Conclusion

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The Future of Windows Server Hyper-V is Bright!
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Introducing Windows Server 2025!
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What’s New in Windows Server v.Next
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Supercharge your datacenters with Hyper-V and virtualized GPUs
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Cloud operations for Windows Server through Azure Arc
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Automate on-premises Windows Server from the cloud using Azure Arc
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What’s ahead for Windows Server
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Windows Server hybrid and cloud: Software Defined Networking
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Flo Fox
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LinkedIn:   / florianklaffenbach  

Jeff Woolsey
LinkedIn:   / jeff-woolsey  

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