A more resilient Storage Spaces in the forthcoming Windows Server 2016 gives software-defined storage a major boost, promising to usher in more intelligent converged infrastructure. Software versus ...

2 drives 1 = 4TB 1 = 500GB (iSCSI from a Dell Compellent) Both drives are in the cluster and failover no problem (C) Copyright 2001-2012 Microsoft Corp. Error: A ...

In just over a year, Microsoft went from having basically no real enterprise-class server virtualization technology to one that is at par and has VMware scared and running. Back in the middle of 2008, ...

I’m a huge fan of server virtualization for mixed purpose hosting. It’s not a perfect fit for every situation but it’s very versatile. The portability of guest operating systems adds some level of ...

As I'm preparing to deploy a new 2-node SQL Server 2014 Standard failover cluster, I'm considering what would be the best way to set up its storage. For the reference, the OS will be Windows Server ...

A look at what's new in general and specifically for virtualization and containers in the next LTSC release, Windows Server 2019, due out in the second half of 2018. In case you haven't kept up with ...

Although Windows Server storage pools have been around for long enough to be stable, things can and sometimes do go wrong. When that happens, it can be surprisingly difficult to delete a corrupt ...

Running a bunch of hyper-v virtual machines that matter? You’ll want a high availability cluster. Of course you’ll also want to take backups of those VMs as well. Prior to moving your VMs into the HA ...

We often blame third-party apps or our growing pile of files when storage runs low, but Windows itself can quietly eat up far more space than you’d expect. If your system drive keeps filling up ...

From the day Microsoft Windows 10 launched, I have been inundated with the same question: "How is storage performance on Windows 10?" We are sure a lot of our readers want a definitive answer, so that ...

Microsoft's first attempt at creating a software-defined storage platform wasn't a big hit. Its updated version just might be. One of the most difficult things in designing IT infrastructure is to get ...