Windows Server 2022 is now available in preview, enables customers to run existing and new business-critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises, and at the edge.
New Features in Windows Server 2012 Preview
Windows Server 2022 introduces advanced multilayer security, hybrid capabilities with Azure, and a flexible application platform.- Windows Server 2022 supports business-critical and large-scale applications like SQL Server that require 48TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores running on 64 physical sockets.
- Windows Server 2022 improves hybrid server management and has an enhanced event viewer and many more new capabilities in Windows Admin Center.
- Secured-core server builds on technologies such as Windows Defender System Guard and Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware.
- The new release also provides secured connectivity by introducing several new capabilities such as faster and more secure encrypted HTTPS connections and industry-standard SMB AES 256 encryption.
- As part of this release, Windows Server is getting secured-core capabilities to secure systems that would run workloads on Windows Server 2022.
- Furthermore, this release includes improvements to Windows containers, such as smaller image size for faster download, simplified network policy implementation, and containerization tools for .NET applications.
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