The noisiest new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 promises to be live virtual machine migration, as Microsoft seizes the chance to show that Hyper-V is closing the gap with VMware Infrastructure. But ...

The Windows File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) is new to the first release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2, which was made available last month and is due to be released in October. FCI is a ...

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

Microsoft's client and server platforms are coming out at the same time, designed to work better together. Find out what that really means It looks like the general availability goal for Windows 7 is ...

I ran a DCDIAG /e /c from my domain controller that holds all of my FSMO roles. I'm trying to push forward for upgrading all of my domain controllers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 ...

Microsoft released ServerCore with Windows Server 2008 as a GUI-less version of the Windows Server operating system, and while many of us fiddled with ServerCore, it really didn’t take off for ...

I recently completed a book on Windows Server 2008 where I highlight at the end of each chapter the features coming in Release 2. I was especially curious about four Active Directory features, so ...

If you’re like many small business owners, the news that Microsoft is weeks away from the release of a new version of SQL Server 2008 could seem utterly irrelevant to your interests. But it isn’t.

Having issues trying to obtain the Arabic language pack for Server 2008 R2. First time using a MUI on 2008 so went out to MS site and am downloading the ...