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- This module helps you evaluate when to modernize environments running Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019. You’ll learn how to identify security, operational, and business signals that indicate it might be time to move to Windows Server 2025.
By the end of this module, you’ll be able to:
- Describe how Windows Server is positioned within modern on-premises and hybrid environments
- Explain why environments that are stable and functional might still face emerging challenges
- Recognize how Windows Server modernization conversations typically begin
- Identify and assess signals—such as operational, security, and business indicators—that suggest when it might be useful to evaluate modernization options
- In this module, you’ll explore why private cloud scenarios are reemerging, understand what Azure Local represents in private and hybrid cloud discussions, see how it works alongside existing Windows Server environments. You'll also learn how to recognize the signals and timing that indicate when Azure Local might be appropriate to introduce into infrastructure conversations.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain why private cloud scenarios are reemerging in modern infrastructure planning.
- Describe what Azure Local represents at a conceptual level within private and hybrid cloud discussions.
- Identify how Azure Local works alongside existing Windows Server environments.
- Recognize common signals that indicate Azure Local might be worth evaluating.
- Determine when it's appropriate to introduce Azure Local into infrastructure conversations.
- Characterize the types of IT environments and business needs that Windows Server 2025 is designed to support. Describe the core features of Windows Server 2025, including modular server roles, advanced security infrastructure, Hyper-V virtualization, resilient storage and networking, centralized management tools, and hybrid cloud integration.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Evaluate whether Windows Server 2025 is appropriate for your organization's IT environment and business needs.
- Describe how the core features of Windows Server 2025—including modular server roles, advanced security, virtualization, storage, networking, management tools, and hybrid integration—work together to support modern workloads.
