One of the most innovative features coming in Windows "Longhorn" Server isn't really a feature as much as a whole new version of Windows. It's called Server Core, and it will only take one-sixth of ...

Windows Server 2016, not likely to arrive until the second half of next year, is going to shake up the way Microsoft licenses its server operating system, moving away from per socket licensing to per ...

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.

Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 isn't due out until the second half of 2016, but Microsoft execs are starting to communicate some of the licensing and pricing changes coming to its next server ...

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 ...

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 (or ...

In the 15-plus years I've been writing about technology, I don't think I've ever written a full-blown software review about a freeware product. I've always felt that the whole purpose of a product ...