| English | German |
| active upgrade | aktives Upgrade (An upgrade that is performed on a sequenced application package without shutting down the server that streams it) |
| early upgrade | frühes Update (A service update that is released to a group of users before it is made available to all of the users at your organization. Unlike a pilot, early update cannot be rolled back or cancelled) |
| Feature Upgrade | Funktionsupgrade (A feature that allows IT pros and developers to upgrade features such as UI, lists, content types, actions, and workflows) |
| Feature Upgrade | Featureupgrade (A feature that allows IT pros and developers to upgrade features such as UI, lists, content types, actions, and workflows) |
| OS upgrade mode | Betriebssystem-Upgrademodus (The options for applying guest OS upgrades to the VMs. Available options are automatic, in which the OS is upgraded whenever a new guest OS is released in Windows Azure, and manual, in which the user chooses when to upgrade the VMs and what guest OS version to upgrade to) |
| software upgrade | Softwareupgrade (A software package that replaces an existing version of a product with a newer and/or more powerful or sophisticated version of the same product. The upgrade process typically leaves existing customer data and preferences intact while replacing the existing software with the newer version) |
| system upgrade | Systemupgrade (An upgrade of a system from an existing or older version to a newer or more recent version) |
| upgrade domain | Upgradedomäne (A group in which Virtual Machine Manager automatically places instances of a tier of a service so that when the service is updated, those instances will be updated at the same time) |
| upgrade with maintenance | Upgrade mit Wartungsplan (The type of volume license agreement that grants the new version rights to the licensed product family throughout the term of the customer's volume license agreement) |
| visual upgrade | visuelles Upgrade (A feature that enables low-impact upgrades by allowing users or administrators to have more control over when the UI transitions from one version to the next) |
| Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant | Windows 8-Upgrade-Assistent (A downloadable app that helps users choose which edition of Windows 8 is right for them, determine if their hardware can support it, determine the compatibility of apps and devices and assist with any changes that are needed, and then purchase and install it from within the app) |
