As many of you know, Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC) is made available today to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with broader availability from Microsoft.com on May 5th. As our final broad test milestone before RTM, this really is the best...

IIS Application Request Routing is Selected Winner in the Load Balancing Solution Category IIS URL Scan 3.1 is Selected Winner in the Web Filtering Solution Category Even though I stopped receiving sports trophies long ago, it still feels nice to...

  Whether you’re a fan of Team USA swimming or not, you have to admit it was pretty exciting when the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay somehow came from behind to win gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Thanks to some exciting new media serving technologies...

It was in 2007 at RSA that Bill Gates first spoke about his vision to enable secure and easy anywhere access to people and organizations. I remember people asking me then if this was just another grand vision that would take a decade to see light of day...

In the video below Microsoft introduces three best practices that can help organizations cut branch and remote infrastructure costs. 1. Use virtualization technology to more efficiently use hardware and save money on energy 2. Centralize branch...

Below is a new Microsoft video about a company called Exostar . Using Windows Server Active Directory Federation Services, Certificate Server, and Forefront Security, Exostar enables global aerospace companies, such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin...

On Tuesday, April 28 at 11:00am PDT, Microsoft will continue its webcast series on 'How to Invest in the IT Infrastructure You Have While Preparing for Tomorrow' with Part 2 : "Is There a Cloud in Your Future?" Register here Join Zane Adam, Microsoft...

Welcome to the World Premiere of Ask Iain. I’m Iain McDonald, GM of Windows Server at Microsoft. I’ve been getting lots of questions from those dedicated Windows Server blog readers, so decided to launch, Ask Iain. I’ll use this forum to talk about...

On April 14, at 9 a.m. PST , Microsoft will kick-off a webcast series on 'How to Invest in the IT Infrastructure You Have While Preparing for Tomorrow.’ Part 1 is titled "One Server Does Not Fit All." Bill Laing, Microsoft CVP Windows Server Division...

Well-known industry analyst Al Gillen, Vice President , from IDC takes a moment to tell us his perspective of Windows Server 2008 Foundation for customers and partners.

It’s a big day for all of us on the Windows Server team as we welcome a new member to the family, Windows Server 2008 Foundation . Available through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners as a pre-installed solution, Windows Server 2008...

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas , but there’s no way we can keep to ourselves what was announced this morning here at MIX09 . At our annual conference for Web developers and designers, Corporate VP Scott Guthrie , who runs our .NET...

The beta is now available to manage WS08 R2 Hyper-V and MS Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Check out RakeshM's blog post. Rakesh is the principal group program manager for SCVMM, and can answer any questions you might have that he doesn't address. If you're looking for brevity, see Larry's post over at the System Center team blog. You can download the beta of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 from the Microsoft Connect site. On a related note, join Microsoft's sr. technical product manager, Edwin Yuen, in a live web chat on March 31, 8am-noon PST [11am-3pm EST]. Edwin will answer your questions about Hyper-V, SCVMM, App-V, MED-V and other items. See more here. A reminder also that the Microsoft Management Summit is April 27 - May 1 in Las Vegas. Patrick...

Have you heard the great buzz about Windows Server 2008 R2? If you’re eager to find out how to migrate your existing servers to this new platform, check out the Windows Server TechCenter Migration Portal for Windows Server 2008 R2. This one-stop-shop...

Last week we announced the Release Candidate (RC) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 . We initially made it available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Today, we’re making it available to anyone interested in testing SP2 for Windows...

For those of you who’ve enabled the Hyper-V role in WS08. It has been determined that a certificate error can occur resulting in the inability to start or connect to virtual machines running on Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. The Hyper-V virtualization host and the existing virtual machines will continue to operate without disruption. A hotfix designed to prevent/resolve this error has been created and is available for download starting today. The following is a brief description of the issue as well as a link to the KB Article that provides the resolution. Even if you are not currently experiencing this issue, we recommend you download and install this update. Symptoms and resolution: § You may be unable to start or connect to virtual machines running on Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. § KB Article 967902 has been created that details the symptoms and resolution. This KB article provides a direct link to download the quickfix to resolve this error....

Hello everyone, Justin Graham here again! We’ve been hard at work here in Redmond on Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. I'm happy to share today the Release Candidate (RC) of SP2 is available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers...

You may have heard that earlier today Steve Ballmer referenced we are working on an addition to the Windows server Family named Foundation Server. While we don’t have any details to share now, we are very excited about the opportunity this entry...

Cross your fingers. Rub your lucky rabbit’s foot. Pray to the server gods. It won’t happen to you, right? But what if it does happen? And the servers are down... Maybe you can help save your company from some of the heartache and costs of...

You read that right. All MIX09 attendees will receive a fully functional copy (the real deal) of Windows Web Server 2008 at no cost. That’s nearly a $500 value! Windows Web Server 2008 is a robust and reliable foundation on which to develop, deliver...

The old IIS Extensions train keeps on rollin’. Last month we hit RTW with the Web Platform Installer V1.0 (Why do we call it V1.0? Just wait until you see V2.0) and as you know, Web PI is the one-stop shop for discovering, downloading and installing the...

Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) is a server management tool included with Windows Server® 2008 R2. BPA can help administrators reduce best practice violations by scanning one or more roles that are installed on Windows Server 2008 R2, and reporting best...

Have you already downloaded and started kicking the tires on Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta? What, you’re waiting for an engraved invitation? Here’s your chance to read prerelease documentation about how to configure and use technologies available with...

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Beta is now available on the Microsoft Download Center . Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 enables IT pros to manage roles and features that are installed on remote computers that are running...

Do you remember the tale of the Windows Server 2008 “Lone Server” ? Maybe it was read to you as a bedtime story as a change from “Mommy, Why Is There a Server in the House?” There he was, this poor Windows Server 2003 server, all alone in a server farm...