I’m a firm believer that PowerShell knowledge is required if you work in Windows administration. That’s become especially true over the last three to four years as Microsoft has invested a good deal ...

The next Windows Server product under development by Microsoft will be getting "deep refactoring" architectural changes oriented toward cloud scenarios. That notion comes from a talk this week by ...

The web-based UI for managing all aspects of Windows Server, Windows Server Admin Center (WAC) sure has grown up a lot in the last seven years. If you're new to the concept, you can run WAC on a ...

Use Windows Admin Center to manage Azure Stack HCI like any other Windows Server Your email has been sent The Windows Admin Center is a powerful tool for local and remote management of servers that’s ...

Update 9/22: Microsoft today announced that the Project "Honolulu" technical preview is now available for download. Microsoft offered a bit of surprise by signaling that it's solidly behind producing ...

In what could be seen as a turn in direction, Microsoft said it's behind once again producing graphical user interface (GUI) tools for managing Windows Server. This notion is being ushered in with ...

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 ...

Manage your network more efficiently with a framework for maintaining and auditing IP address assignment, DNS zone health monitoring and more. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer ...