Windows Server 2025 on Azure

Windows Server 2025 is Microsoft’s latest enterprise operating system for running and managing core business applications, networks, and IT infrastructure. As organizations increasingly adopt modern, cloud-ready workloads, combining Windows Server 2025 with Azure delivers the scalability, flexibility, and security needed to run hybrid and cloud environments efficiently.

This book shows how to get the most from Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure, guiding you through deploying and managing cloud-ready workloads securely and efficiently. It covers hybrid infrastructure and cloud-native features like Azure Arc and hotpatching. You will learn strategies for storage, backup, disaster recovery, high availability, auto-scaling, and cost optimization, enabling Windows Server workloads to be resilient, scalable, and optimized in the cloud. Finally, it explores the AI-driven future, highlighting how Windows Server will evolve to support smarter, scalable, and hybrid cloud environments.

By the end of this book, you will be competent in deploying, managing, and optimizing Windows Server 2025 on Azure. You will have gained practical skills in maintaining a secure, automated, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure, helping you to confidently manage modern, hybrid, and cloud-ready IT environments.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Deploy and configure Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure.
● Explore hybrid infrastructure and cloud-native features for modern workloads.
● Implement Azure Arc, hotpatching, and advanced security measures.
● Manage containers, Kubernetes, and GPU workloads for AI/ML tasks.
● Ensure high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and auto-scaling.
● Optimize performance, resource usage, and infrastructure costs effectively.
● Understand emerging trends shaping the future of Windows Server.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for IT professionals, system administrators, cloud architects, and DevOps engineers looking to master Windows Server 2025 on Azure. It is ideal for those managing hybrid or cloud environments and seeking practical skills to deploy, secure, and optimize modern enterprise workloads efficiently.

1. Overview of Windows Server 2025
2. Preparing for Deployment on Azure
3. Deploying Windows Server 2025 on Azure
4. New Hybrid Cloud Features and Azure Arc Integration
5. Hotpatching and Zero-downtime Updates
6. Security and Compliance in Windows Server 2025
7. Containers and Kubernetes in Windows Server 2025
8. GPU Partitioning and AI/ML Workloads
9. Storage, Backup, and Disaster Recovery
10. High Availability and Auto-scaling in Azure
11. Managing and Monitoring Windows Server 2025
12. Performance Optimization for Cloud and Hybrid Workloads
13. Automating Windows Server 2025 Deployment
14. Advanced Security Features in Azure
15. Cost Optimization and Resource Management in Azure
16. Strategies and Implementations with Windows Server 2025 on Azure
17. Road Ahead for Windows Server 2025

Padmaja U.K. is a Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect with over 23 years of experience in a leading Indian multinational technology services company. She is a technology expert specializing in cloud migration and modernization, FinOps, DevOps, and cloud-native solution design and architecture. Since Microsoft Azure’s launch in 2008, she has been an active ambassador, focusing on delivering innovative Azure solutions. Padmaja holds an M.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, reflecting her strong academic foundation in technology and engineering. Her accomplishments include being recognized as a Top 25 Winner in the Azure Blogathon contest in 2023 and her selection for Microsoft’s .NET Campaign in 2009. She has authored several articles in online journals, sharing her expertise and insights on Azure and related technologies.