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- High-availability Clustering in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Cluster environments enable multiple systems to provide higher availability for applications and services than a single system can typically provide. The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS introduces multiple enhancements designed to increase the availability, scalability, and manageability of failover clusters.
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Migrating Failover Clusters to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on Dell PowerEdge Servers
- The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS includes significant changes to the failover clustering architecture designed to enhance flexibility and availability, but migrating a cluster from Windows Server 2003 can be challenging. Following best practices can help administrators plan and execute a smooth migration for clusters based on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers.
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Using the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation Option
- The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS offers an alternative Server Core installation option that creates a minimal environment for specific server functionality. Although this installation option can present challenges when upgrading Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, administrators can use native tools and the Dell OpenManage™ suite to help customize Server Core installations...
- White papers 2008-05-01
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- Image-Based Installation for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- The image-based installation and systems management support in the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS can offer multiple advantages over conventional native installation on local and remote systems, including streamlined OS image deployment on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers in complex, heterogeneous environments.
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Migrating Dell PowerEdge Servers to Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Upgrading to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS can offer myriad advantages, including enhanced performance, security, and stability. By following best practices for in-place upgrades and taking advantage of tools such as the Dell™ Windows Server 2008 Readiness Advisor, administrators can help ensure a smooth migration on their Dell PowerEdge™...
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Power Solutions Article:Â Power Solutions Article: Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers
- Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology provides a simplified virtualization platform integrated directly into the Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 OS. This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers.
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Drivers on Dell PowerEdge Servers
- Upgrading Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS also typically requires selecting, installing, and troubleshooting device drivers. Using tested and validated drivers and following best practices can help administrators ensure optimal performance in their environments.
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Overview of New Security Features in Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Longhorn, otherwise known as Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has a lot of new features, especially deployment and security features. Today we're talking about Bitlocker. No, it isn't a place where you keep all your bits. It is an important component Longhorn that adds two cool new features: Whole disk...
- Webcasts 2009-09-22
- Microsoft's Week: Azure and Office 2010 Show the Cloud Will Dominate
- Microsoft rolled out the beta of Office 2010 and other productivity software, and made some key announcements about its Windows Azure cloud platform, during the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week. Even as Microsoft moves to embrace the cloud, the release of Google Chrome OS to open source...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Windows 7 beta ready to go
- Windows 7 is going into public beta, Microsoft head Steve Ballmer announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas late on Wednesday.The first beta version of the successor to Windows Vista is immediately available as a downloadable disk image to MSDN, TechBeta, and TechNet subscribers, while the general public...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Microsoft CEO Ballmer Announces SharePoint Server 2010, Office 2010 Beta
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 will include a greater degree of cloud-based functionality and faster enterprise search, according to the company, and be available as a public beta in November along with Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer plans on highlighting the connection and collaboration features of SharePoint Server 2010...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Windows 7 will drive virtual desktop adoption, VMware says
- Network World - The release of Microsoft's Windows 7 should increase adoption of desktop virtualization technology, but won't necessarily cause a massive shift from physical to virtual desktops, a VMware executive said this week. The top 7 roadkill victims on the journey to Windows 7 Industry analysts say many IT...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Is Windows 7 Right for Your Business?
- There may be a lot of reasons to switch to Windows 7 at home, but what about at work? Naturally, businesses big and small have been thinking about whether to upgrade to the new operating system. Some analysts say it's inevitable for businesses that skipped Windows Vista and stuck with...
- News items 2009-10-22
- PDC 2009: Scuttling huge chunks of Vista architecture for a faster Windows 7
- By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews The reason Windows Vista seemed slow, and somehow, strangely seemed even slower over time, is now abundantly clear to Microsoft's architects: The evolution of computer hardware , particularly the CPU, exceeded anyone's expectations at the time...
- News items 2009-11-17
- Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of [Windows 7]
- There is no one definitive Windows 7 guide—it's a sprawling OS with a decades-long legacy, so nobody can cover it all. But with our powers combined, you're in good hands. If you see one that's not above We covered everything we could in Gizmodo's official eight-chapter mega-guide, so hit that...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Reading the Tea Leaves on Windows 7
- There is an off chance that the recent disclosures about Windows 7 could give folks a little more comfort in their decision to upgrade to Vista once you wade through the various crosscurrents coming from Microsoft. Based on various nuggets emanating from the D6 conference, various leaks...
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Windows 7 Could See High Business Adoption, Surveys Suggest
- It's the big question, one that will be truly unanswerable for weeks or months following Microsoft's Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7: How fully--and how quickly--will SMBs (small- to medium-sized businesses) and the enterprise embrace Windows 7 as the operating system at the center of their IT infrastructure. A new...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate available today
- By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews This morning, a Microsoft spokesperson told Betanews that the company will be making available the first public release candidate for its Exchange Server 2010 e-mail server today. As of late Tuesday morning, the links still pointed to the last ES 2010 public beta.A Microsoft...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Microsoft adds more choices for developers targeting its Azure cloud
- Microsoft is getting its Azure ducks before it removes the beta tag from its cloud service in mid-November. On October 28, the company announced plans for more development tools aimed at programmers who want to use PHP, Java and the Eclipse IDE to create and modify Web applications for Azure....
- News items 2009-10-29
- Apple's Snow Leopard Unlikely to Threaten Windows 7 In Enterprise
- Microsoft's Windows 7 and Apple?s Snow Leopard have begun drawing comparisons as both operating systems approach their respective release dates. Despite a few business-centric improvements to Snow Leopard, however, study data suggests that it may make limited inroads in the enterprise and SMB (small- to medium-sized-business) realm. Windows 7 also...
- News items 2009-08-25
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