This Week in IT, Windows Server 2025 is finally here but is it worth upgrading from older versions?
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🔗 Links and resources
What's new in Windows Server 2025 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/whats-new-windows-server-2025
Windows Server 2025 Launches with Hotpatching Support and Active Directory Enhancements - https://petri.com/windows-server-2025-generally-available/
⌚ Time stamps
00:00 - Start
00:55 - Let's get started
01:51 - Active Directory
02:40 - AD replication priority
03:01 - NETBIOS name mapping
03:23 - AD security
05:12 - Machine account password
05:41 - LDAP security
06:09 - NUMA performance boost for AD
06:35 - Performance counters
06:59 - Protected Users group
07:18 - In-place upgrades
08:37 - Azure Arc integration
08:55 - Dev Drive
09:25 - Credential Guard
09:31 - Dtrace, WinGet, and Windows Terminal
09:46 - OpenSSH
09:52 - Network ATC
10:20 - NVMe optimizations, VBS keys, LAPS
11:13 - Storage Replication log, SMB, Windows Containers
11:46 - Hyper-V
12:47 - Is it worth upgrading to Windows Server 2025?