Use these netsh commands to control your Windows Firewall, such as opening or closing ports, authorizing specific applications, and enabling remote management. 
Though Windows 8 and Linux distributions differ greatly from each other in design, ideology and -- last but not least -- their primary audience, they're all built on the same basic principles of OS design so there's bound to be some overlap. 
Microsoft's ambitious Windows Azure cloud is many things -- it's a full-fledged PaaS for developers. But beneath that, it is also a huge pool of foundational storage infrastructure for rent. 
Windows Server 8 comes with a new tool called IP Address Management – or IPAM as Microsoft refers to it. IPAM is intended to provide administrators with a comprehensive view of how IP addresses are being used throughout the organization. Via Ben Rubenstein 
Microsoft's new focus with Windows Azure is to allow users to start where they are rather than making them start over. 
Microsoft broke its own rules for server rollout timing, but Windows 8 breaks most rules for Microsoft anyway. 
If Microsoft can continue delivering on the vision it set out for enabling seamless remote management experiences with Windows Server 8, administrators everywhere will be better off. 
Microsoft has re-engineered Windows 8 wireless networking stack to optimize it for both mobile broadband and Wi-Fi networks. 
I finally managed to get a first look at Active Directory in Windows Server 8 at the Community Technology Update event yesterday, run by the Singapore Windows User Group. 
Internet retail and hosting giant Amazon has announced this morning that it has expanded the free usage features on its AWS platform to allow customers the chance to trial Windows Server applications within its AWS Free Usage Tier. 
Our survey says the top IT priority in 2012 is Windows 7 migration, cooling predictions that users would replace their IT infrastructures with cloud computing. 
A great set of resources for anyone who wants to get started with Active Directory or even for a seasoned AD admin who wants to go deeper. 
Microsoft has a number of new features on its Azure cloud roadmap that are slated to be out by spring 2012. |
This year should be a big one for Microsoft’s Windows Azure Active Directory cloud service, yet another piece of its hybrid public/private cloud puzzle. 
A new year is a good time to perform a desktop audit. This desktop audit checklist has tips on monitoring hardware errors, deploying IE 9 and more. 
Windows is a powerful and complex Operating System (OS). As with any modern OS, it comes equipped with numerous features, utilities, and applications. But Windows' default tools are not always the best widget for the job at hand. 
Greg Shultz introduces you to VBScript print utilities and explains why they’re an important addition to the Windows 7 operating system. 
Microsoft’s Desktop Player provides a simple desktop client where you can enter your search query, discover related podcasts and webcasts, and even play the ones you need with a click. 
Group Policy provides a secure way to control Internet Explorer 9 configurations. IE8 provided nearly 1,500 Group Policy settings that IT professionals can use to manage and control the web browser configuration. Internet Explorer 9 adds new Group Policy settings to support new features. 
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2012 database will launch on March 7.
Windows Server 8 empowers administrators to deploy servers with “just enough” of content and capabilities to fulfill their server’s desired function. 
ReFS has been designed from the ground up to meet a broad set of customer requirements, both today’s and tomorrow’s, for all the different ways that Windows is deployed. 
News has hit the Internet that Windows Server 8 has hit build 8180, bringing with it a bunch of Metro style refreshes. 
Windows Server 8 includes many new security features that will aid in compliance and risk management, but the emphasis on PowerShell scripting and the cloud make one security expert a little nervous. 
Should Windows 8 be regarded as a necessary and urgent upgrade for enterprises and what will the operating system's success or failure mean for Microsoft? |
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