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Windows Server 2008

February 8, 2010

Monday, February 08, 2010 9:02 PM/EST

How (and When) to Use Mount Points in Windows Server 2008

Running out of drive letters? Here's a trick for your admin toolbox: Create a mount point for each logical drive you want to add, thus allowing performance to be contained to a logical drive while still conforming to your drive-letter...

February 2, 2010

Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:50 PM/EST

Windows Server 2008 R2: A 'Vastly Improved Product'

Still on the fence about Windows Server 2008 R2? We understand completely: Migrating to a new OS--particularly a server OS--can be complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. And in this case, totally worth it. That's according to IT veteran Jeffrey Hicks, who...

January 28, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:17 PM/EST

Virtualization 101: Understanding Microsoft's Terminology

App-V. Hyper-V. MED-V. You've probably heard of some or all of these technologies (especially if you're a regular Migration Expert Zone reader), but do you understand the differences between them? Do you know which one(s) you should adopt for your...

January 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:06 PM/EST

Video: Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup Features

Windows Server 2008 R2 offers some new backup capabilities that should prove compelling to IT pros and CIOs alike. For example, it can back up the system state as a separate job and create incremental system-state backups. It can exclude...

January 21, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:01 PM/EST

Everything You Need to Know About Hyper-V Security

In recent months we've talked a lot about Hyper-V, the Windows Server 2008 tool that allows you to run virtual "guest computer" environments on a single host computer. It's an incredibly useful capability, allowing organizations to consolidate servers, operate cheaper...

January 19, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:57 PM/EST

How to Determine a Windows Server Build Date

Here's a question that many a CIO is likely to ask and not many IT pros will be able to (easily) answer: "When was this server installed?" As TechRepublic's Rick Vanover notes, "Determining when a server was built can...

January 15, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010 3:40 PM/EST

Windows Server 2008 Spotlight: Terminal Services Manager

There's nothing especially glamorous about Windows Server 2008 R2, but, then again, IT departments aren't looking for glamour. They're looking for security, reliability, and helpful features. TechRepublic's Scott Lowe recently took a look at one of those features: the...

January 8, 2010

Friday, January 08, 2010 8:47 PM/EST

How to Migrate DNS Information to Windows Server 2008

Last month we talked about migrating DHCP services to Windows Server 2008. Today, let's look at another area of migration interest: DNS services. Specifically, if your enterprise runs on older Windows DNS services or a third-party DNS service and...

January 7, 2010

Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:19 PM/EST

Cloud Computing: The Other Migration White-Meat

Here at MEZ, most of the discussion centers around migration--to Windows 7, to Windows Server 2008 R2, and so on. But there's another piece of the migration pie that's worth discussing, if not digesting: migration to the cloud. Over at...

January 4, 2010

Monday, January 04, 2010 8:06 PM/EST

How to Prepare for a Windows Server 2008 R2 Mass Deployment

So the decision finally comes down from on high: deploy Windows Server 2008 R2--and do it fast. Now what? If you could use a migration primer, look no further than Jabez Gan's three-step Windows Server 2008 R2 mass-deployment guide. Here's...



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