We bought a bunch of identical DL380 G8 earlier this year. I used intelligent provisioning to set up one and install Server 2012, then took an image of it, and deployed it to others (we use MS SCCM).

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 ...

Q: A company's server deployment team needs to install fourteen Windows 2012 servers to handle the expected increase in holiday traffic. The team would like the option of switching the servers between ...

A new Windows means a new Windows Server. We look at what's new in Windows Server 2012. While Windows 8 gets much of the attention, it's not the only big change happening at Microsoft. Along with a ...

10 cool new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Your email has been sent Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials will now allow Essentials features in larger domains as a Windows Server role. See ...

After earlier detailing needed planning, Brien goes to the next step: an in-place upgrade of the Windows Server OS as it relates to AWS EC2. In my previous blog post in this series, I talked about ...

So I have my new shiny DMZ setup with my RODC and now am trying to setup SQL 2012 on a clean Server 2008R2 server. This server only has access other machines in DMZ, including the RODC. RODC has ...

It's always a good idea to make sure your hardware firmware and BIOS is updated prior to a major undertaking such as upgrading a server for hypervisor work. Besides, it's not that hard to do in the ...