The cloud revolution began in the Linux and Unix world, and for a long time the cloud wasn’t a welcoming environment for workloads that run on Windows Server. Even today, not all cloud platforms are ...

It's not a surprising move, but as of December 8, it is an official one: Microsoft has moved its Windows Azure business by moving it into the company's Server and Tools Business (STB) Unit. The move ...

Cloud services are increasingly consumed directly by distributed development teams, to the point that the spend on cloud has become a clearly visible line item on an organizational expense sheet. This ...

Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows Server 2008, almost nine years after the last major update to the ...

Software vendor Microsoft announced Cloud OS Network consortium in a bid to push the sale of Windows Server with Hyper-V, System Center and the Windows Azure Pack. Cloud OS Network is a consortium of ...

If you aren't familiar with the Microsoft Windows Azure Pack, you should be. It's one of Microsoft's newest solutions for taking what Redmond's created with its Windows Azure public cloud and bringing ...

Today, Microsoft officially releases Windows Server 2012, the first of its latest wave of new operating systems. It shares a few things with the upcoming Windows 8 client operating system, including ...

Rackspace has launched a beta for Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 cloud computing services. The offering, which was hinted at a few months back in an interview, will be fully supported by ...

It’s no surprise that a major focus for Microsoft in Windows Server is performance. Most people using Windows Server are using it to host critical business services and applications that directly ...

Hyper-V Server 2016 is similar to the Windows Server Core Mode in previous versions of Windows Server with one major notable exception: It does not include any of the roles and services available to ...