Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (December 2025)

Member: TysonPaul | Microsoft Community Hub SYSTEM CENTER 2025 UPDATE ROLLUP 1 AND MORE Team Blog: System Center Author: AakashMSFT Published: 12 Summary: System Center 2025 Update Rollup 1 (UR1) is now available, delivering enhanced security with TLS v1.3, support for SQL Server 2025, and expanded monitoring for new Linux distributions. Key improvements include issue fixes and new features across Operations Manager, Data Protection Manager, Service Manager, and Orchestrator, such as selective Hyper-V disk backup, Exchange Subscription Edition support, and improved stability. Updates also ensure GB18030-2022 compliance for Chinese characters.

Ongoing hotfixes for System Center 2022 maintain security and compatibility. An Update Rollup for Virtual Machine Manager 2025 is forthcoming. Automating windows server licensing benefits with azure arc policy Team Blog: Core Infrastructure and Security Author: jpigott Published: 12 Summary: The article explains how automating Windows Server licensing with Azure Arc Policy streamlines compliance and management across hybrid environments.

By deploying the policy, organizations can automatically enable licensing benefits—such as Azure Update Manager and Windows Admin Center—for all eligible Arc-enabled Windows Servers. The policy evaluates license status, applies appropriate profiles for Software Assurance or Pay-As-You-Go, and enables remediation for non-compliant machines..