Upgrading to Windows Server 2025 with Robert Smit

Ready to upgrade to Windows Server 2025? Richard talks to Robert Smit about his experiences doing an upgrade—with a few important dos and don'ts! Robert talks about dusting off your Active Directory setup and ensuring you're at the Server 2016 functional level. The conversation also dives into the new-build-versus-upgrade options, taking advantage of SMB over QUIC and SMB Compression, and much more!

Links

• Windows Server 2025
• Upgrading to Windows Server 2025
• Azure Arc
• Windows Admin Center
• SMB Compression
• Windows Tools
• Remote Server Administration Tools
• Configuration Manager
• Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Live Migration with Workgroup Cluster

Recorded January 7, 2025