Windows Server

Go behind the week's Windows quotes to learn about Windows Azure's new name, how to best plan for patch management, and the benefits of dropping email.

Windows Plug and Play is a great time-saving tool, but it can be applied to much more than USB devices. Create custom driver databases with Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and extend Plug and Play to all your hardware installations.

What's your hardware blueprint? Executing a good Microsoft Windows Serer 2008 R2 hardware plan can actually save money in the long run. Get the details about what to run on the various editions of Windows Server, including Datacenter edition.

While NTFS met many admins' needs, Microsoft's new Resilient File System, or ReFS, offers improved data integrity features that will make Windows Server 8 even more resilient.

What's changed with Active Directory Group Policy in Windows Server 2012? Get an idea of some of the improvements -- found in the GUI -- in this tip.

While NTFS met many admins' needs, Microsoft's new Resilient File System, or ReFS, offers improved data integrity features that will make Windows Server 8 even more resilient.

It looks like System Center 2012 is finally on its way to general availability, though Microsoft is still tight-lipped about the exact release date.

Microsoft's goal for IT Pros is to let them manage everything using Windows PowerShell, so we needed to give them simple-to-use cmdlets to remotely manage resources with standard interfaces on remote machines or heterogeneous devices.

Microsoft sees that a growing number of shops aren't placing their bets on a singular server deployment style; shops aren't going just on-premise and they're not going solely to the cloud.

A shift for Microsoft: the company is now recommending Server Core's minimal server interface. Does it have the features to back it up?

Server Core is at the heart of Microsoft's Cloud OS effort. We started investing in Server Core with Windows Server 2008. That wasn’t a huge hit, but we now think we’ve achieved critical mass with Windows Server “8” and are recommending it as the preferred configuration.

Wondering how to run WSUS in a VM? Here's what to consider when virtualizing WSUS with Microsoft Hyper-V, especially as it relates to network bandwidth and working with you SQL database.

Corporate and third party developers approve of the new features in Server Message Block 3.0, but will wait for Windows Server 2012 to launch development.

Microsoft overhauled Dynamic Memory in Hyper-V 3.0. With a new minimum-memory setting and second-level paging, IT shops may see increased VM-to-host ratios.

Microsoft Internet Information Services 8 is built for large-scale operations, but with improved CPU throttling, SSL management and more, IIS 8 will enhance any web hosting operation.

At the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced the general availability of System Center 2012 and encouraged private cloud deployments in concert with Windows Server 2012.

Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows Server 8 enables previously unattainable levels of virtualization performance -- just as Moore's Law predicted. But can IT shops take advantage of the growing capabilities?

I have to take Windows Server 8 out on the road with me. I thought I would share my setup with you so you can build your own lab too!

Learn about the virtualization and hypervisor security vulnerabilities that can lead to unauthorized access or a data security breach.

Microsoft’s Hyper-V R2 SP1 release has new features that make it more attractive, especially to new adopters of virtualization technology.

Microsoft is looking to shake up your IT Admin with its upcoming server-based Metro UI.