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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Consulting Services:
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Windows Server 2022 expands on the technology behind Windows Server 2019 and related tools and services to provide enhancements in key areas such as in-depth cybersecurity, integrated support in Microsoft Azure for major Windows workloads, consistent management for hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, plus increased uptime for Azure-hosted virtual machines.
Important enhancements in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and related tools and services include:
- Support for Secured-core server hardware guards against sophisticated cyber threats
- Default support for Transport Layer Security 1.3 and HTTPS provides enhanced security for communication channels
- Support for AES-256-GCM and AES-256-CCM cryptographic suites deliver military-grade SMB encryption
- DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) allows DNS data between Windows Server 2022's DNS client and the DNS server to go along an encrypted HTTPS connection rather than in simple 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 at your datacenter and on multiple cloud providers) the same way you administer Azure-based VMs, providing a unified management toolset throughout your hybrid infrastructure
- Hotpatching increases uptime by permitting network managers to install scheduled software updates on current Windows Server Azure Edition virtual machines without the requirement to restart after installing the patch
- Shrinking the Windows Container image by as much as 40% allows faster startup and higher performance
- Updated Windows Admin Center simplifies the procedure for containerizing .NET apps
- The new Storage bus cache for standalone servers (as opposed to members of a Failover Cluster) can, as with Storage Spaces Direct, cache slower and less-expensive spinning disks with fast solid-state disks to speed up storage performance economically. For a description of Storage Spaces Direct, refer to Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct consultants.
Progent's certified Windows Server experts can assist your business to integrate Windows Server 2022 with modern versions of Microsoft's core applications by providing support including Exchange Server consulting, SQL Server 2019 integration, SharePoint 2019 development, and Microsoft 365 expertise. Progent's consulting, debugging, and training services for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 are provided remotely and Progent also can deliver onsite expertise for Microsoft Windows products in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada.
Managing a Hybrid Environment that Includes Windows Server 2022
You can integrate Windows Server 2022 into a cohesive hybrid solution by using Azure Arc. Azure Arc provides centralized management of policy, security, configuration, and monitoring for both Windows and Linux physical or virtual servers across your hybrid network. This can include servers located on-prem, hosted on Microsoft Azure, on different popular clouds like AWS EC2 and Google Cloud, or in edge deployments. By running the Azure Connected Machine agent on each server, you can create a unified management environment that handles every machine in a hybrid network as an Azure resource that can take advantage of standard Azure constructs such as Azure Policy and tag assignment.
Designing, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting efficient hybrid networks that incorporate Windows Server 2022 all require broad knowledge and hands-on experience that is outside the scope of typical network support teams in small and midsize organizations. Progent's group of subject-matter experts (SMEs) can provide on-demand guidance for any aspect of hybrid network planning and configuration. Progent's Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified consultants, project managers, and network security experts can help your business to evaluate the potential advantages of Windows Server 2022 for your company and build and manage a hybrid network that incorporates Windows Server 2022 and that provides maximum strategic value.
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Migration Expertise from Progent
If you require guidance moving to Windows Server 2022 from an earlier release of Windows Server, Progent offers the knowledge to make your migration efficient, within budget, and on time. Progent can assist your company to:
- Document the applications and server roles on your current Windows Servers
- Migrate your VMs from earlier releases of Windows Server to Windows Server 2022
- Review compliance and harden security across hybrid workloads
- Design a server management strategy based on the most appropriate platforms for your situation
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 comes in Standard, Datacenter, and Datacenter: Azure Edition releases. Both Datacenter editions include Software-defined Networking, Host Guardian Hyper-V Support, and Storage Spaces Direct. Both Datacenter versions also support unlimited VMs and Hyper-V isolated Containers (as opposed a maximum of two each for the Standard Edition). Only Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition has Hotpatching. Most of these features are described in Windows Server 2016 integration services.
The two installation options available for Windows Server 2022 are Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience. Server Core works with standard applications and role-based workloads but lacks a traditional desktop management interface. This so-called "headless" version has the benefit of a small size with a small attack surface, but Server Core must be managed externally through the command line interface, Microsoft PowerShell, or a graphical interface utility such as Windows Admin Center. The Server with Desktop Experience install mode is a comprehensive version and includes a complete graphical interface that allows local management. Progent's consultants can assist you to choose the editions and installation options best fitted for your environment, become familiar with Microsoft's licensing rules, and select a resilient on-prem, cloud-based, or hybrid network architecture for Windows Server 2022.
How Progent Can Help You with Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Progent's Microsoft-certified experts can help your business to plan and implement an efficient migration to Windows Server 2022 that preserves your current network model or moves to a new on-prem, cloud-based, or hybrid environment. Progent can provide guidance on how to use Microsoft's Storage Migration Service to reduce time and expense during the task of migrating from legacy Windows Server versions, and Progent can help you to take advantage of the modern feature set of Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Progent's Exchange Server 2019 integration experts can advise you on optimizing the setup of Exchange Server 2022 Mailbox and Edge Transport roles and administration utilities. Progent's SQL Server 2019 specialists can help you to integrate Microsoft's flagship database engine with Windows Server 2022 to handle your business-critical workloads in cutting edge network ecosystem. In addition, Progent's VMware deployment consultants can help you register your on-premises VMware VMs to Azure Arc for hybrid and multi-cloud management using the Azure Migrate: Discovery and Assessment utility.
Progent's certified network security experts can assist you to build a modern, consistent security profile throughout on-premises, cloud-based, and mobile assets. Progent can assist you to put into place active remote monitoring and management (RMM) by installing cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies from Microsoft and other vendors. Progent's data security audit experts can validate your network's compliance with government and industry IT security standards.
Progent's roster of Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts is one of the largest of any independent IT support firm in the U.S. Progent's consultants can assist you to create and maintain a reliable hybrid network environment that deploys the non-stop and disaster recovery mechanisms built into Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Progent's disaster recovery planning experts and business continuity consultants can help your business to document and validate a detailed plan for restoring network services quickly after a foreseeable catastrophe.
To simplify the administration of your Microsoft Windows Server 2022 network, Progent offers a selection of services including Azure Arc consulting, Windows Admin Center support, PowerShell scripting, System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM hybrid cloud management consulting, and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) configuration. Progent also offers the ProSight family of remote monitoring and management services that offer SMBs an economical and effective alternative to burdening full-time IT personnel with managing servers and network infrastructure.
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Progent's Online Consulting and Technical Support Expertise
Progent has more than two decades of background providing online network consulting and technical assistance and has provided online IT help to businesses in every state in the U.S. (Refer to Progent's Customer Testimonials.) Progent can also provide on-site consulting and technical support services in areas across the U.S and in Canada. Progent can deliver on-demand expertise to help you resolve occasional technical problems as you encounter them or Progent can deliver comprehensive project management outsourcing services for long-term network initiatives.
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