The good folks at Symantec sent me some information about their recently-released Windows Server 2012 Migration/Virtualization Survey. After reading through the study findings, I am impressed by how ...

Microsoft recently described a number of improvements to expect with its R2 version of Windows Server 2012, which may arrive as a public preview release next week. The "customer preview" of Windows ...

While working on an article about using vRealize Log Insight's (vRLI) built-in archiving utility, I needed an NFS server to act as its archive repository. I have a Windows Server 2012 in my lab and ...

Virtualization is playing a big role in the rationale behind the streamlining of the product and pricing structure for the new Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has put forward the simplified licensing ...

Last year, Microsoft announced plans to host Linux in virtual machines -- along with Windows Server VMs -- in Windows Azure. But that's not the end of what Microsoft is doing to try to make its ...

Focusing on virtualization and headless server technologies, Server Core is easier to manage and provides more flexibility for system administrators. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and ...

Adrian Simays, Microsoft Global Applications Technical Enablement EMC, discussed the long-standing partnership between EMC and Microsoft with theCube hosts Dave Vellante and David Floyer live at EMC ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dell today announced it will enable Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V as a viable hypervisor choice for the OpenStack cloud platform. This development, which is the ...

Released in mid-2013, service pack 2 included numerous enhancements to its virtualization capability including Hyper-V Replica, which enables a disaster recovery site to be easily set up and tested.

Microsoft has made a host of improvements to its core virtualization stack in the latest version of its flagship server. The next version of Windows Server is finally here! It's been a long time ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 will arrive with price hikes on some licensing, according to newly published Microsoft documentation. When released, Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition will cost 28 ...

Microsoft has taken its server OS a giant step forward with Tuesday’s release of Windows Server 2012, making this version the first that can be controlled remotely so it is more suitable for data ...