Microsoft Windows Server Team articles
Best Practices Analyzer: Run it on your server roles, not your loved ones
We in Windows Server are sorry to report a disturbing trend among IT professionals. Ever since Windows Server 2008 R2 was first released as a public beta, and Best Practices Analyzer for Windows Server roles was first available, we’ve been getting some alarming dispatches from the IT management front.
Server Core: Best Practice for Applications on Windows Server
I have been talking with a number of customers, CSOs, CIOs and industry professionals over the past few weeks and I realized that the availability and benefits of using the Server Core option of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 was not as widely known as I think it should be.
Available now: Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
Hi everyone. Good news: Active Directory Federation Services 2.0(AD FS 2.0) has been finalized and is now available for download! AD FS 2.0 is a role in Windows Server that simplifies access and single sign-on to both on-premises and cloud-based applications.
Forget the Pre-Historic: Business Critical Means Windows
IDC recently released a analysis of the x86 server market “Business-Critical Workloads: Supporting Business-Critical: Computing with an Integrated Server Platform.” If you don’t have time to read the whitepaper, check out the ComputerWorld webcast covering this material here.
Common Engineering Criteria Website Re-Launches
I wanted to first introduce myself to the Windows Server community as an upcoming contributor in my new role as the Director of Program Management for Windows Server. Some of you may know me from my previous role as the Product Unit Manager for Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010.
Windows Server 2008 R2 to Phase Out Itanium
I’ve written previously about 64-bit and Windows Server and the long, steady adoption of 64-bit computing over the years.
AMD Launches New Server CPU Platform
Today, AMD has launched the AMD Opteron™ 6000 CPU series. This represents the latest AMD advances in server CPU technology and promises to work well for Windows Server 2008 R2 customers and partners.
Announcing Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Today, Microsoft is announcing Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Detailed information regarding SP1 will be released over the next several months; but today Windows Server 2008 R2 is announcing that SP1 will deliver two important new features that directly affect Microsoft’s desktop virtualization stack: Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX.
Now Customers Can Actually Locate Your Resources with URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW.
Prevent Loss of Sensitive Information Using the Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure
Today I want to discuss the importance of information classification and how it can be used to prevent data breaches and help organizations with compliance requirements such as PCI, HIIPA, ISO 27001, the Massachusetts Data Protection Law 201 and other similar legislation.