The R2 update for Windows Server 2003 was mostly about bug-fixes plus the odd feature tweak, but that's not the case with Windows Server 2008 R2. Expected around October, WS 2008 R2 is a far more ...

The latest small-business implementation of Windows Server, Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008), is now available for public testing, with an official release date of 12 November. However, ...

Windows Server 2008 introduced the most significant changes to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) since its inaugural release in Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft has continued along this path with ...

Microsoft can't really expect to sell many copies of Windows Server 2008 Foundation, which doesn't offer what you can get for free in every Linux distribution. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of ...

It seems like only yesterday I was installing Windows Server 2003 and loving its improvements over Windows 2000. Even after Windows Server 2008 arrived, most of my Windows Server 2003 installations ...

After several weeks of testing in the CMP Channel Test Center lab, it is clear that Microsoft's forthcoming server operating system provides levels of data center functionality never before seen in a ...

For a recent project, I built a completely virtualized vSphere lab. I already had to have a Windows 2008 R2 server in the lab for DNS/AD and I was trying to minimize the number of virtual machines in ...

One of the questions I get frequently is “What’s the difference between the Windows SharePoint Services that comes with Windows Server and the Microsoft Office SharePoint Service (MOSS) that you pay ...

While the software giant is mum on what follows Vista on the desktop, it does lay out plans for Windows Server. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders ...

Last week I discussed the top 5 benefits of server consolidation/virtualization. This week, we look at the benefits of Windows Server Update Services. Update ...

Microsoft has officially announced that Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is now deprecated, but plans to maintain current functionality and continue publishing updates through the channel. This ...