Windows Server 2019

-Dhevie Rose V. Divina

WINDOWS SERVER 2019

• Initial release date: 2 October 2018

• is the latest version of the server operating system by Microsoft, as part of
the Windows NT family of operating systems.
• is built on the strong foundation of Windows Server 2016 and brings numerous
innovations on four key themes: Hybrid Cloud, Security, Application Platform, and
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI).
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• Microsoft built the new server around a few key changes. These include more options to work in a hybrid
cloud, better support for Linux, more security through shielded virtual machines, innovations in the storage
subsystem and the establishment of the Windows Admin Center. Some minor and major changes revolve
around these important items.
• Enterprise-grade hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) - compute, storage and networking) have been
improved with the Semi-Annual Channel releases, for organizations building datacenters and high-scale
software defined platforms, Windows Server 2019 is a significant release for the software-defined datacenter.
his means a backbone of servers running HyperV to enable dynamic increase or decrease of capacity for
workloads without downtime.
• Hybrid Cloud & Azure - The Azure Network Adapter also connects the cloud computing platform to the
local server. The service quickly establishes a VPN connection between both systems and with little
configuration effort.
• Linux - Windows Server 2019 makes it easier to integrate Linux. It is possible to run Linux containers and
Windows container on the same host. In addition, Linux distributions for the subsystem for Linux can now be
easily downloaded from the Microsoft Store. This means that applications that are actually intended for Linux
can also run on the server.
• Container & Kubernetes- he Windows Server Container, Hyper-V Container, Docker Container and Linux
Container can now be used together. Kubernetes takes over administrating the different types and Microsoft
has also improved individual images for containers, also new is the container image “windows”, which has a
greater range of functions than the familiar images “windowsservercore” and “nanoserver”.
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• Security- The new server operating system accesses services from the cloud: Windows Defender Advanced
Threat Protection monitors the server for malware and stops processes that are classified as
dangerous. Microsoft uses shielded VMs as additional protection functions. Sensitive tasks can be performed
in a secure virtual machine. This now also applies to Linux servers, which can be protected in this way.
Additionally, encryption options have been expanded, with the 2019 version, data transfer between virtual
machines can now also be encrypted.
• Storage- The new server version includes several changes in the storage area. With the Storage Migration
Service, Microsoft simplifies the move to the new version of the operating system, but also migration to the
cloud, should this be desired. In addition, Microsoft has improved Storage Space Direct. You can expect higher
speed and more stability from the server.
 An overview of the changes: Windows Server 2019 vs. 2016

Feature Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019

Windows Admin Center ✓ ✓

System Insight x ✓

Hybrid Cloud ✓ ✓
(expanded)

Azure support ✓ ✓
(expanded)

Linux support ✓ ✓
(expanded)

Kubernetes ✓ ✓
(expanded)

Windows image x ✓

Windows Defender ATP x ✓

Shielded VMs ✓ ✓
(also for Linux)

Encryption between VMs x ✓

Storage Migration Service x ✓

Storage Space Direct ✓ ✓

(expanded)

Storage Replica ✓ ✓
(only Datacenter Edition)

Business Scanning ✓ x

Internet Storage Name Service ✓ x

Remote Desktop Connection Broker / Virtualization Host ✓ x