HOW TO: Create a Windows Server 2019 NAS / FileServer from the command line
Windows Server 2019 default install has no GUI or Desktop. How do you go about setting this thing up from the command line? In this post I give you the How To on how to setup a simple File Server to replace an old NAS device that was failing in my home lab. We're talking PowerShell to configure Storage Spaces, User Accounts, SMB Shares, Power Profiles and more!Windows Server 2008 End of Support: How to Get Extended Security Updates
With the End of Support for Windows Server 2008 on January 14th, 2020 - you no longer have the ability to receive Security Updates or Support for any servers running Windows Server 2008. Fear not - there are options on how to get Extended Security Updates. Find out the details with this quick demo and links to additional resources.Step-By-Step: Building a Hyper-V Lab in Azure with Windows Server 2019
I needed a good old fashioned "Hyper-V Lab" system to build some demos recently and i didn't have any spare hardware. I needed reliable CheckPoints for demo creation and i needed to access it remotely. I said to myself - can I just build this big Hyper-V Lab system in Azure?Windows Server Summit 2024 – Powered by Engineering
The significantly EXPANDED Windows Server Summit 2024, with content now powered by Microsoft Engineering teams has been announced. Join us on March 26th to March 28th to discover the latest updates on Windows Server 2025, on-prem and Hybrid scenarios, Azure Arc, Identity, Virtualization, SMB updates and more! Interact with expert speakers and engineering teams through live Q&A and comments section. Register now and don't miss out on this multi-day, deep technical content focused, virtual event hosted on Microsoft Tech Community.Enabling Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 Volumes
I was recently asked to help out our friends at Channel 9 with a storage problem. They capture large video files as part of their recordings and have to have them local for fast access in order to edit them. They currently use a proprietary Linux box for NFS storage which is just about full. I have spec'ed out a Storage Spaces Direct setup on Windows 2019 from the Azure Stack HCI catalog - but it won't be in for a while. This is the first bare metal system I've had to rack and stack in a while and it's part of a longer project - so I thought it would be good to write up a short set of topical blog posts to go along with the process.Windows Server 2008 End of Support - Active Directory and DNS Migration
January 14th 2020 has come and gone which means unless you have either migrated your 2008 servers and their workloads to Azure (to get free security updates) or you have purchased an extended support agreement - you now have the situation of having to keep unsupported servers running key workloads in your environment. This post tackles one of THE MOST important workloads to update: Active Directory. I tracked down Mr. AskDS himself - Ned Pyle, Principal Program Manager from the Windows Server Team to talk shop about the #2 Workload for servers: "Active Directory Domain Controllers".Tuesdays with Corey: Sneak Peek at a new Windows Virtual Desktop Win32 Client
In the last episode of Tuesdays with Corey, We showed you what it was like to use the portal to provision and manage their virtualized desktop. In this episode - we're focusing on the client experience. Corey Sanders, Corporate VP of Microsoft Solutions sits down with Scott Manchester, Principal Group PM on the Silicon, Graphics and Media team to talk about what new things are available in the current preview of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) being offered in Azure.Tuesdays with Corey: Microsoft Ignite DATA announcements with Priya Vijayarajendran
In this episode of Tuesdays with Corey - he sits down with Priya Vijayarajendran, VP of Data and AI while they are at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando. Priya goes through some of the announcements at Microsoft Ignite - including Microsoft Synapse and Azure Arc.
