One of the most innovative features coming in Windows "Longhorn" Server isn't really a feature as much as a whole new version of Windows. It's called Server Core, and it will only take one-sixth of ...

Don Jones shares the challenges that one of his clients faced moving to server core and how they worked around them. I'm a big fan of the Microsoft Server Core installation option and firmly believe ...

For years, command-line enthusiasts of the Unix/Linux persuasion lambasted Windows Server OS for being GUI-based, which opened up a ton of security holes. With the release of Windows Server 2008, ...

After chatting with my friend and fellow Microsoft MVP Allen White about Windows Server Core on a recent SQLCruise.com excursion, I realized that this is a technology I should be evangelizing more. I ...

IT admins are justifiably excited by the idea of a "server core" in Windows Server 2008, formerly code-named Longhorn Server. The technology, which strips out extraneous functionality to allow just ...

Microsoft Corp. has managed to slim down the already slimmed down version of its operating system for virtualized and software container environments. Windows Server Core, as the operating system is ...

Windows Server 2016, not likely to arrive until the second half of next year, is going to shake up the way Microsoft licenses its server operating system, moving away from per socket licensing to per ...

I'm testing out Server Core and whether it would be a good fit for our org. A problem I'm running into is that we have an internal SCCM/WSUS setup, but it doesn't offer updates for Windows 2012 (or ...

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.

Lost in the hoopla of the Windows 8 client release was Windows Server 8, which came out at the same time. This massively updated server OS will be Microsoft’s stake in the ground for cloud computing, ...

Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 isn't due out until the second half of 2016, but Microsoft execs are starting to communicate some of the licensing and pricing changes coming to its next server ...