Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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Windows server has Linux in crosshairs
News Targeted at lower-priced competition like Linux, Microsoft's new entry-level server product is targeted at small, cost-conscious businesses in Asia, says exec.
Tags: Linux server OS, Server platforms, x86-standard servers, Microsoft Corp., Small Business, software company, operating system, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Kicking the tires with Perfmon in Server 2008
Techguide Over the years, there have been few changes in how we measure Windows performance. Windows Server 2008 introduces a new key functionality to the Perfmon tool.
Tags: Operating systems, Server platforms, Servers, Report, Tool, Windows administrator, performance monitoring, standard user, standard user access control, Perfmon
Key features in Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Microsoft plans to release an R2 edition of Windows Server 2008 in 2009 or 2010. Here are the key features of the R2 release that you need to know.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Hypervisor, VMWare ESX, 64-bit computing, PowerShell 2.0, Server
HP extends physical and virtual systems management
News New add-on software applications expand capabilities of the company's software for managing physical and virtual environments.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery, Multiprocessor servers, Disaster Recovery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., HP Integrity, HP Compaq ProLiant, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Stop Windows Server 2008 from phoning home to Microsoft
Techguide This tip walks you through the process of disabling the Customer Experience Improvement Program scheduled tasks in Windows Server 2008.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Security, applet, Customer Experience Improvement Program Data Collection, Server, customer experience, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Exchange 2010's new server-side features
Techguide New platform builds on many of Exchange 2007's good aspects, and those migrating to it will be able to do so with less hardware. Scott Lowe discusses some of the new server-side features in Exchange 2010.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, E-mail servers, Storage, clustering, high availability, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, I/O
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Client, Scott Lowe
What Windows 7 means to developers
Techguide Wondering what Windows 7 will break in your applications? Justin James assures you that there's not much need to worry.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista, Animation, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Justin James
Disabling the firewall in Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide For Windows Server 2008’s Core Edition, the default firewall configuration is one of the things most administrators want to turn off after installation.
Tags: Networking, Operating systems, Hardware, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, question mark, Netsh, Server, Use Case, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Configure Server 2008 with these handy shortcuts
Techguide Windows Server 2008’s interface is quite a change from the familiar interfaces of Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. Find out how you can get the most important configurations via a command line.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, remote desktop, Microsoft Management Console, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, applet, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, console
Disabling removable media in Server 2008
Techguide Among the more frequent requests for data protection, disabling removable media access is quite simple. Learn how to deploy a Windows Server 2008 Group Policy configuration through a Group Policy object.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Configuration, Organizational Unit, Storage, Removable Media, group policy, Computer, group policy object, Server
See what process is using a TCP port
Techguide Windows admins may have to track down errant processes and then match that to network traffic. Here are scripts that aid in the connectivity forensics at the port and process level.
Tags: Data Management, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Port, TCP, Google Inc., VNC, network tool, Figure B, Server
Consider running the browser service on DCs
Techguide Find out why, in some configurations, the browser service should be running to facilitate NetBIOS--still a critical part of most Windows Server environments.
Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Web Browser, Computer Browser, NetBIOS, domain controller, Service, Computer, NetBIOS Resolution, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Using the Print Management console in Server 2008
Techguide Print serving is one of the Windows Server roles that generally require less ongoing maintenance. Take a fresh look at the printer server management options in Windows Server 2008.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Print Server, help desk, group policy, Print Management Console, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, printer, console
Batch scripting of Windows host file changes
Techguide DNS is the manageable way to resolve computer names to IP addresses, yet Windows admins usually use host files. When you need to make a change to a bunch of host entries, where do you start?
Tags: LANs and WANs, Microsoft Windows, Entry, IP, Tool, static IP address, IP Address, Sed, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, name resolution
