Cloud and VM Configuration and Management

Windows Server 2022 builds on the technology behind Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and related tools and services to offer enhancements in important areas such as in-depth security, native support in Microsoft Azure for major Windows applications, unified administration for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, plus higher availability for Azure-hosted virtual machines.

Headline innovations in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and related technology include:

• Support for Secured-core server hardware protects against new-generation cyber attacks
• Default enabling of Transport Layer Security 1.3 and HTTPS provides enhanced security for communication channels
• AES-256-GCM and AES-256-CCM cryptographic suites provide military-grade SMB encryption
• DNS-over-HTTPS allows DNS data between Windows Server 2022's DNS client and the DNS server to go across an encrypted HTTPS interface instead of in plain text. This protects the DNS query from exposure to unauthorized third parties.
• The release of Microsoft's Azure Arc allows you to manage physical as well as virtual Windows Server 2022 and Linux servers hosted outside Azure (including at your datacenter and on different cloud providers) the same way you manage Azure-hosted VMs, giving you a consistent management toolset across your hybrid network
• Hotpatching improves uptime by permitting you to implement planned updates on current Windows Server Azure Edition VMs without the need to restart after patching
• Shrinking the Windows Container image size by up to 40% allows quicker startup time and better performance
• Updated Windows Admin Center simplifies the process of containerizing .NET apps
• The new Storage bus cache for standalone servers (not servers in a Failover Cluster) can, like Storage Spaces Direct, cache inexpensive spinning disks with fast SSDs to speed up storage throughput affordably. For a description of Storage Spaces Direct, see Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct consultants.

Progent's certified Windows Server experts can assist your business to deploy Windows Server 2022 with current versions of Microsoft's key application platforms by delivering support such as Exchange Server integration, SQL Server 2019 integration, SharePoint 2019 solution design, and Microsoft 365 configuration. Progent's consulting, debugging, and training services for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 are provided online and Progent also offers onsite consulting for Microsoft technologies in larger metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.

Managing a Hybrid Cloud Network Model that Incorporates Microsoft Windows Server 2022
You can integrate Microsoft Windows Server 2022 into a seamless hybrid solution by deploying Azure Arc services. Azure Arc provides unified management of governance, security, configuration, and monitoring for both Windows and Linux physical or virtual servers across your hybrid infrastructure. This can include servers located on-prem, hosted on Microsoft Azure, on different public clouds like AWS EC2 instances and Google Cloud, or in various edge scenarios. By running the Azure Connected Machine agent on each registered server, you can create a consistent management environment that treats each system in a hybrid network as an Azure asset that can take advantage of standard Azure constructs like Azure Policy and the application of tags.

Designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining cost-effective hybrid solutions that incorporate Windows Server 2022 all require broad knowledge and real-world experience that is beyond the scope of typical IT teams in small and midsize companies. Progent's roster of subject-matter experts (SMEs) can provide on-demand guidance for any facet of hybrid network planning and support. Progent's Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified consultants, project managers, and cybersecurity experts can help your business to assess the possible advantages of Windows Server 2022 for your organization and build and manage a hybrid network that incorporates Windows Server 2022 and that delivers maximum strategic value.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Migration Services from Progent
If you require guidance migrating to Windows Server 2022 from a prior version of Windows Server, Progent can provide the knowledge to make your transition smooth, economical, and on schedule. Progent can assist your company to:

• Compile an inventory the applications and server roles running on your existing Windows Servers
• Move your VMs from earlier versions of Windows Server to Windows Server 2022
• Review compliance and harden security across hybrid workloads
• Plan a server management solution built around the most effective technologies for your situation

Two install options for Windows Server 2022 are Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience. Server Core supports standard applications and role-driven workloads but lacks a local desktop management interface. This so-called "headless" version offers the advantage of a small size with a small attack area, but Server Core must be managed externally via the command line, PowerShell, or a GUI utility like Windows Admin Center. Microsoft's Server with Desktop Experience option is a comprehensive version and includes a complete graphical interface that permits local management. Progent's consultants can help you to choose the editions and installation options best suited for your environment, become familiar with Microsoft's licensing rules, and design a resilient on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid network architecture for Windows Server 2022.

How Progent Can Assist You with Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your business to design and carry out an efficient migration to Microsoft Windows Server 2022 that preserves your current network model or moves to a new on-prem, cloud-based, or hybrid deployment. Progent can provide guidance on how to utilize Microsoft's Storage Migration Service to reduce time and cost during the task of upgrading from outdated Windows Server versions, and Progent can help you to take advantage of the modern feature set of Windows Server 2022. Progent's Exchange Server 2019 configuration consultants can advise you on optimizing the setup of Exchange Server 2022 Mailbox and Edge Transport server roles and administration utilities. Progent's SQL Server 2019 specialists can assist you to integrate Microsoft's flagship database platform with Windows Server 2022 to run your key applications in an advanced network environment. Also, Progent's VMware solution design experts can help you onboard your on-prem VMware VMs to Microsoft Azure Arc for hybrid cloud and multi-cloud management using the Azure Migrate: Discovery and Assessment tool.

Progent's certified network security consultants can help you to build an advanced, uniform data security profile across on-prem, cloud-hosted, and mobile resources. Progent can assist organization to put into place active remote monitoring and management by installing cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies and services from Microsoft and other providers. Progent's cybersecurity audit experts can validate your compliance with government and industry IT security standards.

Progent's team of Cisco CCIE-certified network consultants is among the largest of any independent IT services firm in the U.S. Progent can assist you to configure and maintain a reliable hybrid network infrastructure that utilizes the high-availability (HA and disaster recovery mechanisms integrated into Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Progent's disaster recovery planning consultants and business continuity consultants can help your business to document and test a comprehensive plan for restoring IT services quickly after a catastrophe.

To simplify the administration of your Microsoft Windows Server 2022 deployment, Progent offers a selection of services including Azure Arc expertise, Windows Admin Center support, PowerShell scripting, System Center Virtual Machine Manager hybrid cloud management consulting, and System Center Operations Manager configuration. Progent also offers the ProSight suite of remote monitoring and management (RMM) services that provide small and midsize businesses an economical and efficient alternative to using full-time IT personnel with administering servers and IT infrastructure.

Download a Datasheet for Progent's Windows Server 2022 Consulting Expertise
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Progent's Remote Consulting and Troubleshooting Expertise
Progent has over two decades of experience delivering online network consulting and troubleshooting assistance and has delivered online expertise to businesses in every state in the United States. (See Progent's Customer Testimonials.) Progent also offers on-premises consulting and troubleshooting services in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States as well as in Canada. Progent can deliver as-needed expertise to help you resolve occasional technical problems as you encounter them or Progent can provide end-to-end project management outsourcing services for long-term network initiatives.

If you require fast remote access to a Microsoft-certified consultant, see Progent's Online Consulting Services.

Contact Progent for Expertise for Windows Server 2022
To learn more about Progent's consulting and troubleshooting services for Microsoft Windows Server 2022, call 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.