Cloud and infrastructure
Windows Server
Every version from 2003 rescue to 2025 deployment, plus AD, Hyper-V, RDS, Exchange and SQL.
Windows Server still runs the directory, file shares, line-of-business applications and databases in most companies. These pages cover each version and its support status, the core roles, and the migrations we run when a version or a server reaches the end of its life.
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Windows Server 2025Windows Server 2025 deployment and support: new features, hotpatching, Active Directory upgrades, licensing and hardware compatibility on De...Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2022 support: secured-core, TLS 1.3, Hyper-V, file services, Active Directory, in-place upgrades from 2016/2019 and licensing...Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2019 support and upgrade planning: extended support runs to January 2029, in-place upgrade to 2022 or 2025, and known issues ...Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2016 is in extended support until January 2027. RackLedge plans upgrades and migrations to 2022/2025 and keeps existing 2016 ...Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2Windows Server 2012 R2 reached end of support in October 2023. RackLedge migrates remaining 2012/2012 R2 servers and applies Extended Securi...Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2Legacy Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 systems: end of support since January 2020, no ESU, migration and application rescue services from Rackle...Windows Server 2003 and olderWindows Server 2003, 2000 and NT 4.0 rescue: isolating, virtualizing and extracting data from ancient servers still running critical legacy ...Active Directory Domain ServicesActive Directory design, health, migration and hardening: domain controllers, sites and replication, Group Policy, tiered admin, LAPS and hy...Hyper-V virtualizationHyper-V design, clustering and migration: failover clusters, live migration, replica, Storage Spaces Direct, and moving from VMware to Hyper...Remote Desktop Services (RDS)Remote Desktop Services farms: session hosts, RD Gateway, connection broker HA, licensing (RDS CALs), profiles with FSLogix and secure remot...Windows Server licensingWindows Server licensing explained: core-based Standard and Datacenter, CALs, virtualization rights, subscriptions, CSP vs volume licensing ...Windows Admin Center and server managementWindows Admin Center, PowerShell and Azure Arc for managing Windows Server fleets: remote administration, updates, monitoring and automation...Exchange Server 2016, 2019 and SEOn-prem Exchange Server support: 2016 and 2019 end of support in October 2025, Exchange Server Subscription Edition upgrades, hybrid with Mi...Microsoft SQL ServerSQL Server 2016 through 2022 support: installs, Always On availability groups, performance tuning, backups, licensing and migration to Azure...Windows patch management (WSUS, Intune, RMM)Windows Server and workstation patching with WSUS, Windows Update for Business, Intune, Azure Update Manager or an RMM: rings, maintenance w...Windows file and print servicesWindows file servers, DFS, Storage Migration Service, FSRM quotas, Print Server and Universal Print: design, cleanup, migration and hardenin...Windows Server migration and upgrade serviceRackLedge migrates Windows Server workloads across versions and hardware: domain controllers, file servers, application servers, RDS and SQL...
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