Category: review

Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 and HP Microserver Generation 8 Review – part 3 for 4Sysops

In this final part I look at how Essentials 2012 R2 integrates with cloud services such as Office 365 and Azure backup. Read it here.

Hope you enjoyed reading these and I thank you for your time.

Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 and HP Microserver Generation 8 Review – part 2 for 4Sysops

In this second part I look at Essential 2012 R2, what’s new (including the exciting option to run it as a VM under Hyper-V) and other improvements Microsoft’s made. Read it here.

Enjoy and thanks for reading.

Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 and HP Microserver Generation 8 Review – part 1 for 4Sysops

Just before Christmas there was a three part article series published on 4Sysops where I look at the HP Microserver Generation 8 as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. Part 1, which you can read here, covered the hardware, gotchas around RAID configuration and drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2.

Enjoy and thanks for reading.

What’s new in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager – part 3 for 4Sysops

And just after part 2 is published, here is the final part 3. This time I look at storage enhancements (Guest Fibre Channel, ODX, and bare metal deployment of Scale Out File Servers (SOFS)) as well as shared VHDX for guest clustering and the new features in services in VMM to create clusters. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for your time in reading.

What’s new in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager – part 2 for 4Sysops

And hot on the heels of the first part comes part two on what’s new in VMM 2012 R2. This part covers what’s new for VMs (Gen 2, better Linux support, faster LM) and Clouds (easier to control permissions) as well as the new service – Hyper-V Recovery Manager. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager – part 1 for 4Sysops

It’s been hard finding time to write over the last couple of months with my fellow teacher’s at TAFE disappearing faster than we can keep up but here at last is part 1 of a three part series where I look at what’s new in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. This part covers Network Virtualization enhancements such as the new gateway, IPAM integration etc. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials review for 4Sysops–part 3

The final part of this short 3 part series looks at the advancements in Windows Server 2012 that applies to SMBs and thus makes Essentials better, such as Direct Access. I also cover the Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps for accessing and managing the server, read it here. 

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V–in depth look for Technet Magazine–part 1

After some months in the publishing queue, my in-depth look at the new Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 is now live on Technet Magazine. This part 1 deals with networking enhancements, the second and final part will deal with all the other improvements to scalability, storage and management.

Enjoy it! And thanks for reading.