DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: If You Only Knew the Power of the Dark Shell

Hi folks, Ned here again. By now, you know that DFS Replication has some major new features in Windows Server 2012 R2. Today we dig into the most comprehensive new feature, DFSR Windows PowerShell. Yes, your thoughts betray you “IT pros have strong feelings about Windows PowerShell, but if they can be turned, they’d be… Read more

Work Folders Certificate Management

In the last blog post, I’ve provided the step by step guide to deploy Work Folders in a test lab environment, where the client is using an unsecure connection to the server, which means the server doesn’t require to have SSL certificate. While using unsecure connection simplifies the testing, it is not recommended for production… Read more

DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: Revenge of the Sync

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers DFSR and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.”  To read that post and see the other technologies… Read more

iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers iSCSI Target Server and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.”  To read that post and see the… Read more

What’s new for SMI-S in Windows Server 2012 R2

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers storage management through SMI-s and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.”  To read that post and see… Read more

Extending Data Deduplication to new workloads in Windows Server 2012 R2

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers Data Deduplication and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.”  To read that post and see the other technologies discussed,… Read more

Deploying Data Deduplication for VDI storage in Windows Server 2012 R2

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers Data Deduplication and how it applies to the larger topic of “Transform the Datacenter.”  To read that post and see the other technologies discussed,… Read more

Storage and File Services Powershell Cmdlets Quick Reference Card For Windows Server 2012 R2 [Preview Edition]

Hi, my name is Roiy Zysman and I’m a senior Program Manager in the Hybrid Storage Services team. Last year, with the introduction of Windows Server 2012, we published a File and Storage Services PowerShell cmdlets quick reference sheet. The motivation for this reference card was to provide a set of common Windows PowerShell cmdlet… Read more

Introducing Work Folders on Windows Server 2012 R2

This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog.  Today’s blog post covers Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders and how it applies to Brad’s larger topic of “People-centric IT.”  To read that post and… Read more