Microsoft released ServerCore with Windows Server 2008 as a GUI-less version of the Windows Server operating system, and while many of us fiddled with ServerCore, it really didn’t take off for ...

The R2 update for Windows Server 2003 was mostly about bug-fixes plus the odd feature tweak, but that's not the case with Windows Server 2008 R2. Expected around October, WS 2008 R2 is a far more ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Branch Cache enables faster access to files and data in branch offices by allowing them to cache content from a central server, reducing the need for constant data transmission over the network. In ...

It seems like only yesterday I was installing Windows Server 2003 and loving its improvements over Windows 2000. Even after Windows Server 2008 arrived, most of my Windows Server 2003 installations ...

Microsoft Windows has become the platform of choice for many businesses today. And with the recent release of Windows Server 2008, many organizations are making the upgrade to this next generation of ...

After several weeks of testing in the CMP Channel Test Center lab, it is clear that Microsoft's forthcoming server operating system provides levels of data center functionality never before seen in a ...

The Windows 2008 Server operating system lets you network resources, such a printer, so other users on the network can use the printer anywhere on the LAN. You must add the printer and the network ...

A free tool from Microsoft can make backing up data in Windows Server 2008 R2 efficient and almost hassle-free. Here's how to use it effectively. Back in the day, Microsoft's free backup tool was the ...

One of the slew of announcements at Microsoft's TechEd 2007 yesterday was the addition of another Server Core role for Windows Server 2008—that of Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7). For those ...

Configure the iSCSI initiator in Windows Server Core or Hyper-V Server Your email has been sent Provisioning storage to the Windows Server Core can be a challenge. Rick Vanover describes how to ...