---
id: 6042
title: "Should you upgrade to Active Directory 2016…or stay where you are?"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/should-you-upgrade-to-active-directory-2016or-stay-where-you-are/"
published_at: "2018-09-13T13:35:58Z"
tags: ["cloud", "active-directory", "virtualization", "security-hardening", "upgrade", "windows-server-2016", "vm-genid"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6042"
lang: en
---

# Should you upgrade to Active Directory 2016…or stay where you are?

## Summary

Upgrade AD to Windows Server 2016, or stay put? The post argues WS2016's scenario-based improvements—like VM-GenID protection for virtualized domain controllers—make migration worth weighing.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2018-09-13T13:35:58Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/should-you-upgrade-to-active-directory-2016or-stay-where-you-are/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6042