No matter where you want to take your organisation, get there with Windows Server 2019—the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximising existing investments.
Get the most out of Windows Server
Windows Server 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure, adding additional layers of security while helping you modernise your applications and infrastructure.
Hybrid capabilities with Azure
Extend your datacentre to Azure to maximise your investments and gain new hybrid capabilities.
Advanced multilayer security
Elevate your security posture by protecting the datacentre, starting with the operating system. Elevate your security posture by protecting the datacentre, starting with the operating system.
Faster innovation for applications
Enable the creation of cloud-native apps, and modernise traditional apps using containers and microservices.
Unprecedented hyperconverged infrastructure
Evolve your datacentre infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and security.
Windows Server on Azure
Take advantage of unmatched security, seamless hybrid operations, and cost savings on the best cloud for Windows Server by joining the startups, governments, and Fortune 500 customers who run Windows Server on Azure.
Unmatched security
Help protect against threats using the built-in, cloud-native security features of Windows Server on Azure, which has the most compliance offerings of any public cloud. Get unified, powerful threat protection for your on-premises and cloud workloads with the platform-level security and governance features of Azure Security Center. With Security Center, you get the support of:
- More than 3,500 cybersecurity professionals.
- USD 1 billion in annual security investment.
- 6.5 trillion threat signals analyzed daily.
Seamless hybrid operations
Operate seamlessly across your on-premises datacenter and the cloud with Azure, the only cloud with end-to-end hybrid infrastructure and consistent security, identity, and management features:
- Set up a consistent identity system to support your hybrid strategy with Azure Active Directory, which is used by 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
- Take advantage of backup, monitoring, disaster recovery, and cloud storage when you connect your on-premises servers to Azure using Windows Admin Center.
- Connect to more than 2.5 million hybrid-enabled Windows Servers through Windows Admin Center.
Unbeatable offers
Compare Azure vs. AWS
- AWS is 5 times more expensive than Azure for Windows Server and SQL Server.
- Azure matches AWS pricing for comparable services.
Get three years of free security updates only in Azure
Extended support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end on January 14, 2020, but receive three more years of security updates at no additional charge when you migrate to Azure.
Unparalleled innovation
Modernize your apps with more than 100 Azure services. Get unique, built-in resource management and governance solutions when you use Windows Server on Azure. Always have the latest SQL Server capabilities in the cloud with an evergreen SQL database that requires no patching or upgrading from you.