Upgrading to Windows Server 2025 with Robert Smit
Ready to upgrade to Windows Server 2025? Richard talks to Robert Smit about his experiences doing an upgrade—with a few important dos and don'ts! Robert talks about dusting off your Active Directory setup and ensuring you're at the Server 2016 functional level. The conversation also dives into the new-build-versus-upgrade options, taking advantage of SMB over QUIC and SMB Compression, and much more!
Episode 971 of the RunAs Radio podcast, hosted by Richard Campbell, Robert Smit, titled "Upgrading to Windows Server 2025 with Robert Smit" was published on February 12, 2025 and runs 37 minutes.
February 12, 2025 ·37m · RunAs Radio
Summary
Ready to upgrade to Windows Server 2025? Richard talks to Robert Smit about his experiences doing an upgrade—with a few important dos and don'ts! Robert talks about dusting off your Active Directory setup and ensuring you're at the Server 2016 functional level. The conversation also dives into the new-build-versus-upgrade options, taking advantage of SMB over QUIC and SMB Compression, and much more!
Episode Description
Ready to upgrade to Windows Server 2025? Richard talks to Robert Smit about his experiences doing an upgrade—with a few important dos and don'ts! Robert talks about dusting off your Active Directory setup and ensuring you're at the Server 2016 functional level. The conversation also dives into the new-build-versus-upgrade options, taking advantage of SMB over QUIC and SMB Compression, and much more!
Links
- Windows Server 2025
- Upgrading to Windows Server 2025
- Azure Arc
- Windows Admin Center
- SMB Compression
- Windows Tools
- Remote Server Administration Tools
- Configuration Manager
- Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Live Migration with Workgroup Cluster
Recorded January 7, 2025
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