Cloud and VM Integration and Management
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Consulting Services:
Hybrid Cloud System Solutions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 expands on the technology behind Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and associated tools and services to offer improvements in important areas such as multi-layer cybersecurity, integrated support in Azure for popular Windows workloads, unified management for hybrid and multi-cloud network models, plus increased uptime for Azure-hosted VMs.
Important innovations in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and associated tools and services include:
- Secured-core server hardware protects against advanced security attacks
- Default support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 and HTTPS provides enhanced security for communication connections
- Support for AES-256-GCM and AES-256-CCM authenticated encryption suites deliver military-grade Server Message Block (SMB) encryption
- DNS-over-HTTPS allows DNS traffic between Windows Server's DNS client and the DNS server to travel across an encrypted HTTPS connection rather than in plain text. This guards the DNS query from eavesdropping by untrusted parties.
- The release of Azure Arc enables you to administer physical and virtual Windows Server 2022 and Linux servers running outside Azure (including on-prem and on different cloud providers) the same way you administer Azure-hosted virtual machines, providing a consistent management toolset across your hybrid network
- Hotpatching improves uptime by permitting network managers to install planned updates on current Windows Server Azure Edition virtual machines without the requirement to reboot after installing the patch
- Shrinking the Windows Container image size by up to 40% results in faster startup and higher overall performance
- Revamped Windows Admin Center streamlines the process of containerizing .NET apps
- The new Storage bus cache feature for standalone servers (not members of a Failover Cluster) can, like Storage Spaces Direct, cache inexpensive media with fast solid-state disks (SSDs) to improve storage performance affordably. For a discussion of Storage Spaces Direct, refer to Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct consultants.
Progent's certified Windows Server experts can help your organization to integrate Windows Server 2022 with modern versions of Microsoft's core application platforms by providing support including Exchange Server integration, SQL Server 2019 expertise, SharePoint 2019 solution design, and Microsoft 365 configuration. Progent's system design, debugging, and training support for Windows Server 2022 are available online and Progent also can deliver onsite help for Microsoft technologies in major metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.
Managing a Hybrid Cloud Network Model that Incorporates Windows Server 2022
You can incorporate Windows Server 2022 into a seamless hybrid solution by deploying Azure Arc services. Azure Arc provides unified management of governance, cybersecurity, setup, and monitoring for both Windows and Linux physical servers or VMs throughout your hybrid network. This can include servers running in your datacenter, on Azure, on multiple popular clouds such as AWS EC2 instances and Google Cloud, or in edge scenarios. By installing the Azure Connected Machine agent on each server, you can build a unified management experience that treats every system in a hybrid environment as an Azure asset that can benefit from basic Azure constructs like Azure Policy and tag assignment.
Planning, deploying, administering, and troubleshooting efficient hybrid solutions that include Microsoft Windows Server 2022 all require broad knowledge and real-world experience that is outside the skill set of most IT groups in small and midsize organizations. Progent's group of subject-matter experts can deliver as-needed guidance for any aspect of hybrid network design and support. Progent's Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified engineers, project managers, and network security experts can help your business to assess the potential advantages of Microsoft Windows Server 2022 for your company and create a hybrid IT environment that includes Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and that provides optimum business value.
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Upgrade Expertise from Progent
If you need technical assistannce moving to Windows Server 2022 from an earlier version of Windows Server, Progent offers the skills to make your transition efficient, within budget, and on time. Progent can assist your company to:
- Document all applications and server roles running on your existing Windows Servers
- Migrate your virtual machine from older releases of Windows Server to Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Review compliance and harden security across hybrid workloads
- Plan a server management solution built around the most effective platforms for your requirements
Windows Server 2022 is available in Standard, Datacenter, and Datacenter: Azure Edition releases. The Datacenter versions include Software-defined Networking (SDN), Host Guardian Hyper-V Support, and Storage Spaces Direct. Both Datacenter versions also support unlimited VMs and Hyper-V isolated Containers (as opposed two each for the Standard Edition). Only Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition includes Hotpatching. Most of these technologies are discussed in Windows Server 2016 consulting services.
The two install modes for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 are Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience. Server Core supports standard applications and role-driven workloads but does not have a local desktop interface. This so-called "headless" version offers the advantage of a small size with a correspondingly small attack area, but it must be managed externally through the command line interface, Microsoft PowerShell, or a graphical interface utility like Windows Admin Center. Microsoft's Server with Desktop Experience option is a comprehensive installation and features a rich GUI that permits local administration. Progent's consultants can assist you to choose the editions and installation modes best suited for your situation, become familiar with Microsoft's licensing rules, and design an efficient on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid deployment model for Windows Server 2022.
How Progent Can Help You with Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your business to design and carry out an efficient and effective migration to Microsoft Windows Server 2022 that maintains your existing network architecture or moves to a new on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid deployment. Progent can show you how to use Microsoft's Storage Migration Service to save time and cost during the task of upgrading from outdated Windows Server releases, and Progent can assist you to take advantage of the advanced feature set of Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Progent's Exchange Server 2019 integration consultants can guide you on following leading practices for the configuration of Exchange Server 2022 Mailbox and Edge Transport roles and administration tools. Progent's SQL Server 2019 experts can help you to integrate Microsoft's flagship database engine with Windows Server 2022 to handle your business-critical applications in a modern network environment. Also, Progent's VMware integration consultants can help you register your on-prem VMware VMs to Azure Arc for hybrid cloud and multi-cloud management using the Azure Migrate: Discovery and Assessment tool.
Progent's certified network security experts can assist you to create a modern, uniform security posture across on-prem, cloud-hosted, and mobile resources. Progent can assist your business to put into place proactive remote monitoring and management by installing cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies and services from Microsoft and third-party providers. Progent's data security audit consultants can validate your network's compliance with regulatory and industry IT security requirements.
Progent's roster of Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts is one of the largest of any independent IT services firm in the U.S. Progent can help you to create and maintain a reliable hybrid network infrastructure that utilizes the high-availability and disaster recovery technologies built into Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Progent's disaster recovery planning experts and business recovery consultants can assist your business to document and test a detailed strategy for restoring IT services quickly after a catastrophe.
To simplify the administration of your Microsoft Windows Server 2022 deployment, Progent can provide a variety of services such as Azure Arc consulting, Windows Admin Center consulting, PowerShell scripting, System Center Virtual Machine Manager hybrid cloud management consulting, and System Center Operations Manager integration. Progent also offers the ProSight family of remote monitoring and management (RMM) services that offer small and midsize businesses an economical and efficient alternative to burdening in-house IT personnel with administering servers and network infrastructure.
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Progent's Online Consulting and Troubleshooting Services
Progent has over 20 years of background delivering remote IT consulting and troubleshooting assistance and has delivered online IT help to businesses in every state in the U.S. (See Progent's Customer Testimonials.) Progent can also provide on-site consulting and technical support services in major metropolitan areas throughout the U.S and in Canada. Progent offers as-needed IT support to help you resolve occasional technical issues as you encounter them or Progent can provide comprehensive project management outsourcing services for long-term IT initiatives.
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