
Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure
William Panek(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-394-35285-2 (ISBN)
Description
Architect, migrate, and manage Windows Server on Azure
In Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure, 5-time Microsoft MVP, William Panek, walks you through the migration of business-critical Windows Server workloads to Azure while ensuring hybrid cloud agility and advanced security. You'll learn how to extend on-premises deployments of Windows Server to the Azure cloud using hybrid services that offer an array of vital functions.
Will Panek explains how to use a downloadable app provided by Microsoft to set up the most common Azure hybrid services and shows you how to conduct the manual configuration required to customize and personalize your setup for your use case. He also demonstrates how to use Windows Admin Center, integrated directly into Azure, to obtain a server-centric view of available Azure services.
Also inside the book:
Discussions of foundational principles of Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, including compute, storage, and networking
Step-by-step tutorials for tools used to implement hybrid solutions, including Windows Admin Center and PowerShell
Implementing identity management in hybrid scenarios, including Azure AD DS on Azure IaaS and managed AD DS
Planning and implementing hybrid and cloud migration, backup, and recovery scenarios
Deploying Azure VMs running Windows Server
Perfect for IT professionals managing on-premises Windows Server environments who are interested in using Azure to manage server workloads, Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure helps you understand all the core service models available on Azure.
In Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure, 5-time Microsoft MVP, William Panek, walks you through the migration of business-critical Windows Server workloads to Azure while ensuring hybrid cloud agility and advanced security. You'll learn how to extend on-premises deployments of Windows Server to the Azure cloud using hybrid services that offer an array of vital functions.
Will Panek explains how to use a downloadable app provided by Microsoft to set up the most common Azure hybrid services and shows you how to conduct the manual configuration required to customize and personalize your setup for your use case. He also demonstrates how to use Windows Admin Center, integrated directly into Azure, to obtain a server-centric view of available Azure services.
Also inside the book:
Discussions of foundational principles of Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, including compute, storage, and networking
Step-by-step tutorials for tools used to implement hybrid solutions, including Windows Admin Center and PowerShell
Implementing identity management in hybrid scenarios, including Azure AD DS on Azure IaaS and managed AD DS
Planning and implementing hybrid and cloud migration, backup, and recovery scenarios
Deploying Azure VMs running Windows Server
Perfect for IT professionals managing on-premises Windows Server environments who are interested in using Azure to manage server workloads, Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure helps you understand all the core service models available on Azure.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
946 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-35285-2 (9781394352852)
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Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure
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William Panek
Running Windows Server 2025 on Microsoft Azure
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10/2025
1st Edition
Wiley-Scrivener
€44.99
Available for download
Person
WILLIAM PANEK is a 5-time Microsoft MVP with deep expertise in Windows and Windows Server. He has taught at Boston University, Clark University, and the University of Maryland. He has also consulted with and trained the United States Secret Service, United States Air Force, and the United States Army.
Content
Introduction xxvii
Chapter 1 Understanding Windows Server 2025 1
Chapter 2 Understanding Hyper-V 21
Chapter 3 Installing Windows Server 2025 67
Chapter 4 Understanding IP 103
Chapter 5 Implementing DNS 149
Chapter 6 Understanding Active Directory 199
Chapter 7 Administering Active Directory 235
Chapter 8 Configuring DHCP 277
Chapter 9 Building Group Policies 325
Chapter 10 Understanding Cloud Concepts 359
Chapter 11 Configuring Azure 371
Chapter 12 Creating a Hybrid Network 393
Index 437
Chapter 1 Understanding Windows Server 2025 1
Chapter 2 Understanding Hyper-V 21
Chapter 3 Installing Windows Server 2025 67
Chapter 4 Understanding IP 103
Chapter 5 Implementing DNS 149
Chapter 6 Understanding Active Directory 199
Chapter 7 Administering Active Directory 235
Chapter 8 Configuring DHCP 277
Chapter 9 Building Group Policies 325
Chapter 10 Understanding Cloud Concepts 359
Chapter 11 Configuring Azure 371
Chapter 12 Creating a Hybrid Network 393
Index 437