Windows Server 2025: Advanced Management Features

Windows Server 2025: Advanced Management Features

1h 39mIntermediate2025-08-29

Authors

Seema Rahman

Seema Rahman

Experienced IT Consultant focusing on Microsoft Cloud solutions

Course details

In this course, Seema Rahman—a principal architect focused on enterprise cloud solutions—explores the advanced management features of Windows Server 2025. Learn how to leverage Azure Arc integration for seamless onboarding and update management. Discover the benefits of the pay-as-you-go licensing model, reducing costs while maintaining flexibility in your server management. Explore the enhanced tools of Windows Admin Center and its integration with Azure services. Gain proficiency in using PowerShell for effective server management and learn how to apply updates without downtime through hotpatching. This course is designed for intermediate-level IT professionals, systems administrators, and network engineers who want to enhance their hybrid cloud management capabilities. By the end of this course, you'll be adept at managing Windows Server environments in complex, hybrid infrastructures.

Learning objectives
Articulate new management features of windows server 2025.
Discuss new features of Server Manager.
Discuss new features of Windows Admin Center.
Configure steps to enroll windows server 2025 to Azure Arc and configure hotpatching
Apply updates using Windows Update Service and Group Policy.
Implement new PowerShell commands related to managing Windows Server.
Describe new features of Windows Server Performance Monitor.

Skills covered

Windows ServerNetwork SecurityServer AdministrationCybersecurityNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoftOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Securing Windows Server 2025 new features and tools

Managing Windows Server

  • Overcoming hybrid server management challenges
  • Windows Server management interfaces
  • Windows Server 2025 new management features
  • Overview of Server Manager interface for Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Admin Center installation
  • Overview of Windows Server 2025 Windows Admin Center

Managing with Hybrid Cloud Integration Features

  • Overview of Azure Arc
  • Onboarding a Windows Server 2025 to Azure Arc
  • Management features in Azure portal with Azure Arc

New Management features with Pay-as-You-Go Licensing

  • Overview of pay-as-you-go licensing
  • Configure pay-as-you-go features
  • Management features with pay-as-you-go

Managing Windows Updates and Hotpatching

  • Overview of managing updates and hotpatching
  • Managing updates with Group Policies
  • Managing updates with Azure Update Manager
  • Configuring hotpatching in Azure Arc

Monitoring Features and Tools

  • Overview of monitoring in Windows Server 2025
  • Configuring Azure monitoring insights
  • Configuring process and dependencies mapping
  • Configuring monitoring alert rules

Conclusion

  • Summary and resources
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