RDMA networking has enabled high-performance computing for years, but Windows Server 2012 R2 with SMB Direct is bringing it to the mainstream. File-based storage has grown tremendously over the last ...

Running mission-critical applications on an unproven operating system is too dicey for many corporations to stomach. But three trailblazers now running Windows 2000 Datacenter Server say they had good ...

Microsoft quietly published new pricing and licensing sheets for its coming Windows Server 2012 R2 product. The bad news: Those who want the Datacenter version are going to have to shell out 28 ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the "general availability" commercial release of its Hotpatch capability for virtual machines, which just works with the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition ...

I am going to be setting up a new VM host and am deciding between these two options. I chose Windows as I have the most experience with Hyper-V and I like the ability to use a drive on Windows (NTFS) ...

The release-to-manufacture date for the seven flavors of Microsoft's latest server operating system means gold code should be just weeks away. Microsoft has set March 12 as the release-to-manufacture ...

Microsoft for the first time will begin selling directly to volume licensing customers the Datacenter version of its Windows server and also offer those users the right to run an unlimited number of ...

Microsoft wants you and me to believe that Windows finally deserves a place in your data center. To make its case, Microsoft has taken the offensive on three fronts: performance, reliability, and ...

Microsoft hopes its initiative for simplifying the management of datacenters will play with Unix and Linux as well as with Windows. The software maker plans to open up its nascent architecture for ...

Microsoft has just released its most recent Windows Server platform. Check out the improved hybrid cloud features, beefed up security and improved support for large on-premises applications. Image: ...

Microsoft announced the general availability of hotpatching for Windows Server Azure Edition core virtual machines allowing admins to install Windows security updates on supported VMs without ...