On November 1 2024, Windows Server 2025 was launched by Microsoft and comes with a fresh set of new features for businesses. Security, performance and virtualization updates made in this version facilitate operations of businesses and support robust applications for A.I. and machine learning.
In this post, we break down what’s new in Windows Server 2025 and how it can help your organization.
Windows Server 2025 Key New Features
1. Improved Virtualization and GPU Integration
- Enhanced Hyper-V Support: It includes a complete integration with GPU and software defined storage for improved virtual machine performance and reliability.
- Cluster-Defined Networking: The right choice for organizations that require high speed, scalable networking making network setup more efficient.
2. AI and Machine Learning Capabilities at an advanced level
- AI-Optimized Performance: The newest update enables the scaling of AI workloads, while features provide an efficient way to handle intensive data processing.
3. Hotpatching via Azure
- Automatic Security Updates: By allowing an automated hotpatching, real-time updating without reboots benefits cloud users.
Enhanced Backup Solutions: Updated backup systems will also be hotpatched which will better minimize downtime and maintains data safety.
4. Boost in NVMe Storage Performance
- 60% Faster Storage: With much faster NVMe storage performance, Windows Server 2025 trumps Windows Server 2022 on comparable systems.
5. Block Cloning with ReFS
- Efficient File Copying: Dev Drive is enhanced with block cloning support for ReFS file system speedup for data heavy applications.
6. Enhanced Security With Credential Guard
- Automatic Protection: By default, it is now turned on and provides built in protection against credential theft and other sophisticated attacks.
7. Secure SMB Over QUIC
- Encrypted File Sharing: The Internet can now be used for safe file sharing, on the premise that sensitive data remains secure, thanks to SMB over QUIC.
8. Latency reduction and Networking
- Single-Root I/O Virtualization: Lower latency networking speeds, which result in smoother and faster handling of virtual machines.
9. Real Time Monitoring Using DTrace Tool
- In-Built Diagnostic Tool: Real time monitoring and troubleshooting, with DTrace now native to Windows Server 2025, provides a minimalist approach to troubleshooting whilst also exposing all the GIC internals to administrators at an MCA level.
10. Virtualization Based Security Enclaves
- Protected Environments: Avoiding the need for administrator trust ensures applications operate securely, and are isolated in VBS enclaves.
Free Trial and Long Term Support
With Windows Server 2025 businesses get to enjoy a stable solution on the long term, because it will be updated until October 10, 2029. To those companies interested in exploring what the system may offer, the system can be tried free for 180 days through the Microsoft Evaluation Center.
Windows Server 2025 is a powerful platform with the latest tools to save businesses time and money and protect against the threats our growing digital world presents.