Brien runs down how you can get the most out of Windows Server 2012 R2's newest tiered storage functionality. One of the most welcome new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 is the ability to create ...

Microsoft recently rolled out Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. The update for Microsoft’s flagship server OS includes a number of features to improve and enhance managing virtual servers with Windows ...

Microsoft delivered a completely new way of looking at our disks and storage in Windows Server 2012, with the biggest change in how storage is laid out and provisioned. Here's how to create and manage ...

One of my absolute favorite features of Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V is the VHDX disk file format. This new virtual disk format goes up to 64 TB and is the answer to many storage challenges for ...

In my experience, Windows Storage Spaces tends to be reliable and typically behaves in a predictable manner. On a couple of occasions, however, I have encountered problems related to detached virtual ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

10 cool new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Your email has been sent Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials will now allow Essentials features in larger domains as a Windows Server role. See ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...