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File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) 1.0 available for download
Version 1.0 of the File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) was announced yesterday during a presentation by Jian Yan and Bartosz Nyczkowski at SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference in Santa Clara, CA. The presentation covered a number of details about FSCT and Read More...
File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) Release Candidate available for download
The File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) is a capacity planning software for CIFS/SMB/SMB2 file servers. It’s also useful for identifying performance bottlenecks. FSCT results include the maximum number of users for a file server configuration, throughput Read More...
Windows Storage Server 2008 released
Windows Storage Server 2008 (WSS 2008) and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.2 have been released to the Microsoft OEM partners. This is the successor to Windows Storage Server 2003 (WSS 2003) and Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 (WUDSS 2003). Read More...
New Document Posted: SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
We recently released the official document that describes how to migrate an existing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to a state where the SYSVOL folder is replicated using DFS Replication. This document was written with extensive help Read More...
DFS Replication: What’s new in Windows Server™ 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available. If you’re eager to know what’s available in R2, please read on. 1. Support for Windows Failover Clusters In Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Failover clusters can be configured to be part of a replication group. Read More...
IFS Plugfest registrations open
The 20 th edition of IFS Plugfest is now open for registrations. IFS Plugfest is an event for file system filter driver ISVs organized by the File System Filters team at Microsoft. All file system filter driver ISVs are invited to this event, which is Read More...
Storage at SNW Fall 08
The Microsoft Storage Solutions Division is participated at SNW this Fall at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas. The goals at the event were to strengthen industry awareness and enterprise credibility of Microsoft storage technologies and showcase our Read More...
Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1 Released!
We are glad to announce the release of Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.1 ! With this version you will be able to migrate and consolidate shared folders from servers running Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 family of servers, Windows 2003 Read More...
User Research Study: Wanted IT Administrators with Active Directory Users and Computers (Puget Sound Only)
Microsoft User Research is conducting a study focusing on the next version of Active Directory Users and Computers between November 10 and November 14, 2008 . This is a great opportunity for IT administrators who have experience with ADUC to provide feedback Read More...
File Server Migration Toolkit v 1.1 Beta
After requests to release a version of File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT) compatible with Windows Server 2008, the Storage Solutions Division at Microsoft brings you FSMT 1.1 Beta! Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit v 1.1 adds the possibility to Read More...
Meet the New Storage MVPs for July 2008-2009!
-- As published in The Storage Blog at Microsoft Four times per year, each and every product within Microsoft awards the title of “ Most Valuable Professional ” (MVP) to outside folks who have a passion for those products and technologies within their Read More...
Curious about how Microsoft tests its products?
Our Storage colleague Jacob Buis just launched the blog " Various Thoughts About Software Testing ". If you are curious about how we test software at Microsoft, what are the pros and cons of Software Testing Automation, and discussion about testing techniques, Read More...
Drop the email reader!
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Show off your Windows Storage Servers!
The Windows Storage Server team would like to interview customers who are using storage appliances running any version of Windows Storage Server. We’d like to know more about • your environment, • day-to-day management tasks, • the types of file services Read More...
Welcome the Windows Storage Server Blog!
The Windows Storage Server team just launched their new team blog: http://blogs.technet.com/storageserver/ Check it often for “from the source” information on Windows Storage Server (WSS) and Windows Unified Storage Server (WUDSS). Also, if you’d like Read More...
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