Windows Server 2016 moving to per core, not per socket, licensing This change aligns with the licensing scheme now used for SQL Server, among others.

After chatting with my friend and fellow Microsoft MVP Allen White about Windows Server Core on a recent SQLCruise.com excursion, I realized that this is a technology I should be evangelizing more. I ...

Focusing on virtualization and headless server technologies, Server Core is easier to manage and provides more flexibility for system administrators.

In a story I wrote for Computerworld in January, which was a review of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4, I mentioned Windows Server’s new support for Hyper-V containers that had been ...

Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely.

Microsoft is promising to deliver a smaller container size and improved PowerShell performance with its next release of Windows Server.

With Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Defender was added and enabled by default for greater security. Despite all this, Server Core never really took off.

Microsoft's Windows Server 2016, due in the third quarter of 2016, will be moving from per-processor to per-core pricing.

I'm testing out Server Core and whether it would be a good fit for our org. A problem I'm running into is that we have an internal SCCM/WSUS setup, but it doesn't offer updates for Windows 2012 ...

What is secured-core in Windows servers? That’s where secured-core server comes in, using hardware-based security tools to protect your servers right from the moment they start to boot.

Windows Server 2022: These are the big changes that Microsoft has planned Your email has been sent With regular updates to Windows Admin Center and the Semi Annual Channel, plus Azure Stack HCI ...

When installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core, the actual installation process is very similar to a regular server install. As in a normal Windows Server installation, an administrator agrees ...