Exchange is a complex application, especially as your usage grows. The overall performance of Exchange is also dependent on the performance of the servers on which it runs (that is, Windows Server performance). Read more...
Administrators who have worked with Exchange Server over the years are used to change. With each major release, Microsoft evaluates what works well (and what works "not so well"). Read more...
Hyper-V is Windows Server 2008 R2's built-in virtualization solution. The Hyper-V role allows computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 with processors that support virtualization to host up to 384 virtual machines (VMs). Read more...
One of the easiest ways to automate command line tasks is to use batch files. A batch file works just as if you'd typed the commands manually, but you're asking the computer to type them. Read more...
In this tutorial, you begin your exploration of the service-level components of Active Directory, starting with the domain controllers themselves. You learn how to add Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers to a forest or domain. Read more...
Application-oriented servers are servers that provide specific application services to end users. Because of this, they are part of the virtual service offerings infrastructure. Read more...
This tutorial covers OSD in depth including applicable scenarios, detailed use, guidance, best practices, and troubleshooting. Detailed, quick-start walkthroughs are discussed in the "Image Operations" section. Read more...
This tutorial as we discuss file replication technologies-the engine that allows the duplication of the files that make up a virtual machine. Read more...
In Windows Server 2008, Windows Deployment Services (WDS) replaces Remote Installation Services (RIS) offered in previous versions of Windows Server. Read more...
This tutorial discusses all of these kinds of maintenance. You won't find every maintenance task discussed in this tutorial. Read more...