Get the skinny on the benefits and drawbacks of BrancheCache and DirectAccess, arguably the crown jewels of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases. Also included: a guide to implementing ...

Branch Cache enables faster access to files and data in branch offices by allowing them to cache content from a central server, reducing the need for constant data transmission over the network. In ...

The BranchCache feature in Server 2008 R2 is a large-scale “macro” application of the caching concept. The idea is that a branch office, separated from corporate HQ by slow and/or intermittent WAN ...

We've got our main SCCM server here in HQ and a DP in every office where we push images down to. That all works fine. What we want to be able to do is have the windows updates work the same way, where ...

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 ...

Ok, I’m back from Ishigaki and its time to try and wrap up this BranchCache stuff. Once this is done, my plan is to then move on to other Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 features. But, for this ...

PowerShell now comes with an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) module that introduces over 75 Active Directory cmdlets. From a script or the new Graphical PowerShell user interface, you can ...

BranchCache BranchCache improves the branch office experience by caching commonly used files locally, either on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server or user workstations, rather than forcing users to ...

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 ...