Η Microsoft has started rolling out the next version of Windows Server (Windows Server 2022) to its core customers.
Windows Server 2022, which Microsoft has been developing for more than a year, is available through the Long Term Service Channel (LTSC) and brings many new features.
Available in Standard, Datacenter and Datacenter: Azure Edition variants. Starting today, it's available to the company's Volume customers Licensing Service Center, Server 2022 images are still available on Azure but also on the Product Evaluation Center and Visual Studio site pages.
Microsoft has informed her documentation page of the lifecycle for Windows Server 2022 on August 18, indicating that the support cycle for product just started Basic support for the product will end on October 13, 2026, and extended support will end on October 14, 2031.
Microsoft executives have previously stated that the company will only release LTSC versions of Windows Server and no other half-yearly releases. These LTSC server versions will be supported for ten years (five mainstream and five extended support). Microsoft plans to release new versions of Windows Server every two or three years.
According to Microsoft, Windows Server 2022 users will be able to:
- Advanced multi-level protection from threats that is easily activated with secured-core.
- Secure business-to-business connectivity with an extra level of transport protection, including support for HTTPS and TLS 1.3 by default.
- Manage Windows Server on-prem with Azure Arc
- Better virtual machine management with the latest Windows Management Center.
- Relocate on-premises servers to Azure with the new Storage Migration Service.
- Improved container application deployment with smaller image size for faster download and simplified network policy implementation.
- Update .NET applications with the new containerization tool in the Windows Admin Center.
Microsoft will hold a virtual Windows Server Summit on September 16, for a first in-depth public demonstration of the product.
