It’s time to get off Windows and SQL Server 2012 (or run them on Azure) Your email has been sent The release of Windows Server 2022 is a good reminder that older ...

Microsoft this week announced that Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, as managed using Azure Arc, reached the "general availability" ...

Today, Microsoft officially releases Windows Server 2012, the first of its latest wave of new operating systems. It shares a few things with the upcoming Windows 8 client operating system, including ...

I was just reading about the new SMB 3.0 features that will be released with Server 2012 and Windows 8. One of the features that really has me intrigued is the new SMB Multichannel. SMB Multichannel ...

Windows Server 2012 and multiple editions of Windows 11, version 21H2, have reached the end of support with this month's Patch Tuesday. Starting this week, Microsoft will no longer provide technical ...

Windows Server 2012 is here, and like many of you who have downloaded it and tested it, I have been messing around with the new operating system for a while now. I've been exploring new features and ...

UPDATE NOV. 11, 2023: A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced that it would cut support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on October 10, 2023. However, the company recently ...

Windows Server defaults to receiving updates from Windows Update. In large environments however, it typically makes more sense to use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). WSUS provides centralized ...

While working on an article about using vRealize Log Insight's (vRLI) built-in archiving utility, I needed an NFS server to act as its archive repository. I have a Windows Server 2012 in my lab and ...

Microsoft delivered a completely new way of looking at our disks and storage in Windows Server 2012, with the biggest change in how storage is laid out and provisioned. Here's how to create and manage ...