Spotting Active Directory problems isn't necessarily simple, but it can help avoid a catastrophe. These tales of AD disasters come from real-life situations and should serve as instruction -- and perhaps a warning -- to IT pros.
A new community technology preview 2 version of Windows Management Framework 3.0 was released by Microsoft this month.
Cloud computing vendors promise the world, but if your network isn't up to the task, the resulting speed, bandwidth and latency issues may doom your project from the start.
From the SLA to WAN optimization, here's 11 steps you don't want to skip.
Researchers show the trend for cloud computing vs. on-premise costs.
From architecture to management to cost to possible latency issues, here's what you need to consider before you make the move.
Windows To Go, even in its pre-release state, just seems to perfectly fit with that everywhere-for-everyone mentality that's changing everything about how we do IT.
- By Greg Shields
- 12/03/2011
Don Jones clarifies his earlier statements regarding the pending doom of the GUI in Windows Server OSes -- and yes, death is still in the picture.
This extended Windows PowerShell column will jump-start your knowledge of this powerful technology.
Don Jones shares the challenges that one of his clients faced moving to Server Core and how they worked around them.
Redmond doubles down on its emerging client OS, which promises to support legacy and "Metro style" applications on two different hardware platforms.
- By Kurt Mackie, Jeffrey Schwartz, Keith Ward, Doug Barney
- 11/05/2011
Much more than a minor upgrade, Windows Server 8 brings many new features and functionality. Brien Posey walks you through the server's interface, management tools, virtualization and storage capabilities.
Microsoft released two Solution Accelerator tools for IT pros late last month.
Your picks for 2011's best Windows IT products in a wide variety of categories.
E-mail is an essential business communication tool, so ensuring high availability (HA) with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is important. Here's how.
- By Jaap Wesselius
- 11/01/2011