Windows Infrastructure

Finally, the iPad has a real rival in Microsoft’s Surface - the buzz around Microsoft’s new tablet is strong “even among iPad users”, according to TechRepublic’s CIO Jury.

Sean Deuby predicts that Windows Server 2012 will be the most rapidly adopted OS in Microsoft's history. Learn the top 10 features that will draw IT professionals to the newest version of Microsoft’s server operating system.

These 12 HD-quality video recordings are designed for Microsoft Partners, early adopters, and experienced IT Pros/ITDMs familiar with Microsoft server technologies.

Windows 8 marks the beginning of the new WinRT (Windows Runtime) computing era and the beginning of the end of the WinNT era, according to Gartner.

Although he remains skeptical that Windows 8 will be an immediate hit with the enterprise, Scott Lowe outlines eight features that he thinks will be good for business.

Learn how to prepare your environment for a forest recovery, how to take best advantage of the Dcpromo process, and how to clone Server 8 virtual DCs to streamline your disaster-recovery efforts.

The best free SQL Server downloads to help you do your job.

Will Windows on ARM devices find an accepting home in the corporate world? Microsoft has some manageability plans to try to keep consumers and IT admins both happy.

Microsoft announced today that Windows Server "8" will be named Windows Server 2012 when it is released later this year.

Every small business OS-upgrade choice as a cost/benefit ratio. Calculate the cost, calculate the benefit, and divide. Here’s a look at the variables you should consider.

Microsoft has unveiled its four simplified versions of Windows Server 2012 today and killed off Windows Home Server at the same time.

John Joyner tells you how to sign up for a free trial of the Windows Azure Portal so you can start getting experience with the new Azure IaaS VMs right now.

Wi-Fi is relatively easy to configure, but optimizing, securing, and diagnosing problems with a wireless network can be a challenge. Here are five free tools that can help.

Windows RT is the final name for what was commonly called “Windows for ARM,” Microsoft’s attempt to bring Windows to ARM-based processors commonly found in mobile devices.

Microsoft's 2012 server play is a private cloud that starts out as feasible for SMEs, and gets better the more sexy gear you throw at it.

Regardless of opinions of IPv6, it’s coming soon and will be part of our lives going forward. Rickatron has a few tips for IT pros on how to manage IPv6.

Microsoft is in the midst of an unprecedented, massive upgrade cycle for its enterprise software products, a refresh wave that represents a major challenge for CIOs and IT managers responsible for charting their companies' tech strategy.

Jon Honeyball has serious doubts about how Microsoft is handling Windows on ARM.

Columnist Rob Enderle says enterprises won't rush to roll out Windows 8. However, they may see the new OS in the form of Windows RT, the ARM version that combines the snazzy UI that users like with management and security controls that IT likes.

Microsoft group program manager Bill Karagounis writes about how the team has designed Windows 8 to reclaim memory on a PC, even with a number of Metro apps in suspended mode.

Maybe you can’t anticipate every type of tech crisis you’re going to run into. But these five recovery tools will help you resolve a lot of dicey problems.