Windows2022 in AWS

 Microsoft has just released its most recent Windows Server platform - WindowsServer2022.

Why?

1. Advanced multi-layered security - numerous security enhancements with Secured-core server and secured connectivity.
2. Hybrid capabilities with Azure - hybrid and multi-cloud approach to digitally transform the businesses
3. Flexible application platform -  scalability for 48TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores running on 64 physical sockets

What?
Minimum system requirements are:

• 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
• Compatible with x64 instruction set
• Supports NX and DEP
• Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF and PrefetchW
• Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)
• 512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience installation option)
• ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology, for physical host deployments
• An Ethernet adapter capable of at least 1 gigabit per second throughput
• Compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification
• UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that supports secure boot
• Trusted Platform Module 2.0

AWS AMI
Last week, Amazon announced to create and manage Microsoft Windows Server 2022 AMIs (Amazon Machine Image) providing a reliable and quick way to launch Windows Server 2022 on AWS EC2 instances. Ref: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/windows-ami-version-history.html

Conclusion
This event depicts the collaboration and seamless cross platform integration in a faster and easier way in cloud technologies.  Happy Cloud!