IT pros can use Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager for this switch, but it'll only be fully automated with the version 2111 release, the document explained, in a note. Microsoft offers this technical document for organizations wanting to switch from using the Microsoft Monitoring Agent approach. The use of this agent previously was required for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. In addition, the new unified solution doesn't require using the Microsoft Monitoring Agent to get the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint protections. Automated Investigation and Response (AIR).Expanded response capabilities on devices and files.Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) blocking.Microsoft Defender Antivirus with Next-generation protection for Windows Server 2012 R2.Here's the list of improvements available for those older server products with the new unified solution package, according to a Microsoft "Onboard Windows servers" document description: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Unified Solution Perks "You can now use the Group Policy templates for Windows Server 2019 to manage Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 & 2016," the announcement indicated. Moreover, Group Policy templates used with Windows Server 2019 will work for the older servers. The announcement stated that "the solution is functionally equivalent to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Windows Server 2019." However, if organizations have that E5 licensing, then this so-called "modernized unified solution" promises to bring similar Microsoft Defender for Endpoint protections to those older servers that typically were just previously available in the Windows Server 2019 product. The E5 licensing requirement looked like kind of a buzz-kill, based on comments found in Microsoft's Twitter announcement on the new unified solution stack preview.
Moreover, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly known as "Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection") requires having top-tier E5-type licensing in place. However, the added support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 products in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is still at the preview stage, and there are lots of caveats. Microsoft this week announced a "revamped solution stack" for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that promises to bolster protections and simplify setups when using Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 products.
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