What is Azure Stack HCI?

Learn more about Azure Stack HCI, a preconfigured, validated offering that enables you to deploy a cloud in your own datacenter. What is Azure Stack HCI? Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is a cluster solution, based on a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). It is designed to host virtualized Windows and Linux workloads and their storage in a […] Continue reading What is Azure Stack HCI?

Microsoft Announces Secured-Core Hardware for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative to its server products to help protect organizations from firmware attacks. The company has recently unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative are now available for enterprise customers. “Partnering with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and silicon vendors, Secured-core servers use industry-standard […] Continue reading Microsoft Announces Secured-Core Hardware for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft Says There Will Be No Hyper-V Server 2022 Free Edition

Microsoft has released a special ‘Hyper-V Server‘ core edition with every release of Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC 2012 R2, 2016, 2019). This past summer, while Windows Server 2022 was being developed and finalized, questions arose amongst IT Pros (hey, that rhymes…someone set that to music right away) about the possibility of Hyper-V Server […] Continue reading Microsoft Says There Will Be No Hyper-V Server 2022 Free Edition

Windows Server Hot Patching Coming to On-Premises Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft announced the availability of hotpatching – aka rebootless patching –  in Windows Server Azure Edition earlier this year. At Ignite in November 2021, Microsoft announced that rebootless patching is coming to Windows Server on-premises via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) operating system, which is delivered as an Azure service, […] Continue reading Windows Server Hot Patching Coming to On-Premises Azure Stack HCI