Hey everyone, I wanted to give you an update on things since we have been a little quiet on the Windows Server Blog over the last couple of months. Clearly, we are in the down section of the blog cycle. Once the BIG Stories about Windows Server 2012...

Hello again, As you all know, building the ideal IT infrastructure requires planning for a lot of different performance features (reliability, flexibility, scalability, agility). In our new world of IT, planning needs to also consider what is the right...

Hey everyone, Kevin Beares here... I definitely think you should go check out this latest installment from Brad Anderson. You’ve heard us talk about the Cloud OS before, and, in a new post from the In the Cloud blog, Brad Anderson (Corporate...

Hey everyone, Thought I would share an article or two from the Ask Premier Field Engineering Platform Team Blog . I think everyone love's checklists that you can just run through to make sure you didn't miss anything and that your environment...

Servers can be expensive so we spend a lot of time and effort figuring out how to get the best performance out of them. Windows Server 2012 had quite a few features to increase the performance and scale of servers. There are things that we can do and...

We usually leave comparison review articles to the team over on the Server-Cloud Blog. In keeping with that tradition, we are keeping it that way, Excuse the duplicate posting, :) Here is the original article: Microsoft VDI vs. VMware View: Freedom...

Would you like to help your company transform their IT operations, reducing costs and delivering a whole new level of business value? Windows Server 2012 Certification will allow you to cloud optimize your career and provide you with the knowledge...

We’ve talked about it before and we’ll talk about it again, are strong believers in the customer benefits of standards. In Windows Server 2012 we invested heavily in standards based management to deliver great customer value and will continue...

Windows Server 2012 was recognized as the top Storage System Software product in TechTarget’s SearchStorage.com and Storage Magazine Products of the Year competition. Specific features that caught the judge’s attention included: Server...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. As we wrap up the Windows Server 2012 Community roadshow this month, I’d like to thank our many MVPs who supported it. They’re great speakers and...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson with the latest events for the Windows Server Community Roadshow schedule, As we begin the final month of the roadshow, we’re running events in San Francisco, California, and Sydney, Australia. Register now for an...

Please register for System Center Universe 2013 event in Irving, TX. It takes place this Thursday, January 31st. You can attend in person in Irving, TX, virtually for numerous locations across the US and the world or from your desk. This second annual...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. Next week, we’re running two events: one in Vienna (presented in German) and one in Albacete (presented in Spanish). Register now for an event in Vienna...

Hi, all, Christa Anderson here from the Partner and Customer Ecosystem group in Windows Server/System Center. I’m happy to tell you about a new series we’re starting. Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professionals, independent experts active...

Hey everyone, This is some pretty exciting stuff being brought to you by our Microsoft & VMware virtualization experts Symon Perriman , Jeff Woolsey and Matt McSpirit. I know that it may be difficult to block out an entire day for this training...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. We’ve got just a little bit more than a month left in the roadshow but we’re still going strong. Register now for an event in Berlin, Germany on...

There is an African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child”. So it is with IT. As great an OS as Windows Server 2012 is (and it really is great!), few customers will use it by itself to deliver IT services or run a cloud....

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. Now that the holidays have passed, the roadshow continues along: Register now for an event in Iskenderun, Turkey on January 15 Register now for an event...

Hi, all, Christa Anderson here. We want to make you aware of an issue that might affect your Windows Server deployments, and tell you how we’re addressing it with the help of our awesome Customer Technical Support team. As explained in KB 931125...

Windows Server 2012 and Windows PowerShell have made IDG’s InfoWorld 2013 Technology of the Year Awards list, which recognizes the best products evaluated by the InfoWorld Test Center over the past year. InfoWorld recognizes Windows Server 2012...

Hey everyone, Please take a minute to block some time on your calendar next week for this live online Q&A. I have been working with Joey and Rick for a long time and for anyone who has attended any of their sessions at TechEd or any other physical...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. As we approach the holidays, things are a bit quieter, but we’ve still got roadshow events in the schedule for the rest of December. Register now for...

Today our SMB organization published a great blog entry: “ With Windows Server 2012, my customers where prepared for Hurricane Sandy ”. It tells the story of a partner, WorkITsafe, and their customers who had recently deployed Windows Server...

Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group, back with this week’s updates on the next stops in the Windows Server 2012 Community Roadshow. It’s interesting: although all events are instigated...

Hey Everyone, Swing over the System Center Team Blog and get all of the details on MMS, 2013. Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2013 Registration Now Open . In Travis Wright's own words, "You don’t want to miss out on five days of hands on labs...