Description
Windows Server 2025 Datacenter is Microsoft’s server operating system edition for highly virtualised and software-defined datacentre environments. It combines advanced multilayer security, improved performance and storage capabilities, Azure hybrid management, and the Datacenter infrastructure features needed for large-scale workloads.
- Run Windows Server workloads including Active Directory, file and storage services, Hyper-V virtualisation, containers, and application-platform roles
- Use Datacenter edition virtualisation rights for unlimited virtual operating-system environments on a fully licensed server, subject to Microsoft licensing terms
- Use Datacenter-specific infrastructure capabilities including Storage Spaces Direct, Shielded VMs, and software-defined networking where applicable
- Use advanced Hyper-V, AI, networking, and performance improvements introduced with Windows Server 2025
- Strengthen resilience with Datacenter capabilities for failover clustering and virtualised workload availability
- Extend management and hybrid operations with Azure Arc-enabled servers, Azure services, and supported hotpatching options
Please request a quote for licensing, core requirements, CAL requirements where applicable, and deployment planning.
