Microsoft recently described a number of improvements to expect with its R2 version of Windows Server 2012, which may arrive as a public preview release next week. The "customer preview" of Windows ...

Brien puts the new tiered storage feature through the ringer to see what hidden hardware requirements are needed to run smoothly. One of the most anticipated new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 is ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft's 'Blue' wave of tools and technologies is more than just a user interface refresh. It's the next step on Microsoft's journey to becoming a devices and services company, and the first of ...

Microsoft delivered a completely new way of looking at our disks and storage in Windows Server 2012, with the biggest change in how storage is laid out and provisioned. Here's how to create and manage ...

Reliable storage is a key building block for any enterprise application infrastructure. Traditionally, this translates into some type of network-attached storage (NAS) or storage area network (SAN).

The market for devices that allow you to control your own data is hot right now. Sure, the available-anywhere cloud (aka: Internet) is an extremely convenient place to store your files, but for many ...

How to restore a system image in Windows Server 2012 Your email has been sent John Joyner explains how to use the Windows Server 2012 built-in backup application to restore a system image. The Windows ...

Seagate’s Business Storage Windows Server is a fast file server, and it delivers better default security than Linux-based devices. But it’s write speed renders it less appealing for client backups.