Generally Available: Transition to WS2012 / R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc from Volume Licensing

Customers that have enrolled in WS2012/ R2 ESUs through Volume Licensing for Year 1 can transition to Azure Arc for Year 2 of the program. Extended Security Updates afford customers with critical security patches for end of support Windows Server 2012/R2 machines. ESUs are available at no additional cost to…

23/07/2024Azure Arc Blog

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