Microsoft reveals first Windows Server Insider Build
New software-defined and containerised toys, ahead of September's first full release
On-Prem17 Jul 2017 | 9
Windows Server
Windows Server to get twice-yearly updates, plus stable and fast-moving branches
Poll Nano Server to go containers-only, Server Core pushed for all other workloads
Systems16 Jun 2017 | 16
Windows Server's footprint shrunk to reduce Azure bills
On-prem rules say Windows Server barely runs in 32 GB, but cloud is another matter
SaaS19 May 2017 | 21
Embrace our cloud, damn you: Microsoft dangles 40% discount on Azure instances
Embrace it! *shakes fist*
SaaS13 Apr 2017 | 20
Reversible head transplants coming back to Windows Server 2016
Sysadmins miss Windows Server 2012's GUI-or-no-GUI-and-back-again option
On-Prem07 Apr 2017 | 16
Linux, not Microsoft, the real winner of Windows Server on ARM
Sysadmin blog It's a real Peng... win
OSes20 Mar 2017 | 106
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Microsoft wants you to plan a new generation of legacy systems
Redmond offers six years extra support for Windows, SQL Servers, cheap if you pay now
Software05 Mar 2017 | 20
First look at Windows Server 2016: 'Cloud for the masses'? We'll be the judge of that
Review Containers, security and better hypervisor – but not much for small biz peeps
Channel12 Oct 2016 | 37
Windows Server 2016: Leg up or lock in?
Microsoft Ignite Software Assurance licensing tags along
Software22 Sep 2016 | 39
Web pages, Word docs, PDF files, fonts – behold your latest keys to infecting Windows PCs
Patch Tuesday Everything's broken
OSes09 Aug 2016 | 32
Microsoft takes five months to replace broken patch
System Centre's Windows Server Operating System MP was bad at recognising disks
Software03 Aug 2016 | 18
Webpages, Word files, print servers menacing Windows PCs – yup, it's Patch Tuesday
Plus: 52 security bugs fixed in Adobe Flash
OSes12 Jul 2016 | 49
Admins in outcry as Microsoft fix borks Group Policy
After Patch Tuesday comes Facepalm Wednesday
OSes15 Jun 2016 | 55
Windows 7, Server 2008 'Convenience' update is anything but – it breaks VMware networking
Virtualized VMXNet3 NICs borked by Microsoft install
OSes01 Jun 2016 | 25
Microsoft shifts Windows 7 and 8.1 fixes to 'rollup' bundles
Surprisingly, 'rollup' not just code for a Windows 10 installer
Software17 May 2016 | 55
Microsoft kicks out fix for buggy Win Server 2012 WSUS updates
Patch aims to alleviate issues with unpacking downloads
Software06 May 2016 | 5
Microsoft hoses down Windows Server hardware support change fears
Redmond looks like it's scared the horses with its PC hardware support changes
Channel21 Feb 2016 | 11
ANN-IE-LATION: Microsoft to axe support for older Internet Explorer next week
Don't say we didn't warn ya ... because we did
OSes06 Jan 2016 | 32
Still running IE10? Not for long, says Microsoft
Browser support will be running out for most users on January 12
OSes11 Dec 2015 | 47
Per-core licences coming to Windows Server and System Center 2016
We put in more, so you'll pay by the core
Systems04 Dec 2015 | 76
Windows Server and System Centre 2016 get fourth previews
Hyper-V containers debut along with erasure codes, live VM migration and other goodies
Software20 Nov 2015 | 10
It's 2015, and someone can pwn Windows PCs by inserting a USB stick
Patch Tuesday Update Windows, Office, IE, Edge and Adobe Flash – plus OpenSSH
OSes11 Aug 2015 | 81
Desperate Microsoft PAYS Win Server 2003 laggards to jump ship
Exclusive 2.5 million machines hold Redmond back
Channel28 Jul 2015 | 27
Google adds Windows Server to Cloud Platform
Non-penguins finally allowed into Chocolate Factory's cloud club, with hybrid options
Channel15 Jul 2015 | 2
Migrating from WS2003 to *nix in a month? It ain't happening, folks
Sysadmin blog Needs must, says Trevor Pott
On-Prem06 Jul 2015 | 90
The Great Windows Server 2003 migration: Where do we go from here?
Pick the right path
On-Prem30 Jun 2015 | 14
The Great Windows Server 2003 migration: How to plan your trip
Making the most of your end-of-life experience
Software29 Jun 2015 | 17
So what are you doing about your legacy MS 16-bit applications?
Buy time with Server 2008 or bite the 64-bit upgrade bullet?
On-Prem22 Jun 2015 | 32
Why are there so many Windows Server 2003 stragglers?
The strange afterlife of an unsupported operating system
On-Prem16 Jun 2015 | 44
It's the end of life as we know it for Windows Server 2003
Can you survive without support?
Channel18 May 2015 | 22
Wrestling with Microsoft's Nano Server preview
The current technical glimpse is promising, but so painful
Software15 May 2015 | 29
Microsoft's run Azure on Nano server since late 2013
Redmond discovers the limits of cloud-first
SaaS12 May 2015 | 8
Try to contain your joy: Microsoft emits Windows Server 2016 with nano-services
Ignite 2015 And DIY Azure on the verge of summer release
SaaS04 May 2015 | 2
Inside the guts of Nano Server, Microsoft's tiny new Cloud OS
Build 2015 This is definitely not your father's Windows Server
SaaS01 May 2015 | 60
Microsoft adds Azure VM controls to Virtual Machine Manager
Update rollups now include fixes and little features Redmond reckons you'll like
Virtualization27 Apr 2015 | 6
It's 2015 and a RICH TEXT FILE or a HTTP request can own your Windows machine
Patch now before someone writes exploits for these bugs
OSes15 Apr 2015 | 22
Microsoft goes cloud KERR-AZY, chops Windows Server to bits
Updated Hacked-down Nano Server goes great with Hyper-V containers, says Redmond
SaaS08 Apr 2015 | 12
Win Server 2003 addict? Tick, tock: Your options are running out
A Reg guide to breaking up and moving on
On-Prem07 Apr 2015 | 23
Pro-tip: Steal a TARDIS to survive Windows Server preview death
Or some other time machine if you want continuous testing, Microsoft seems to be saying
Systems06 Apr 2015 | 7
Out with the old: the end of Microsoft support can be your storage opportunity
In with the new
Software11 Mar 2015 | 4
Redmond's Patch Tuesday to kill off the Windows FREAK show
IE update, Server fixes come in massive flaw fix
OSes10 Mar 2015 | 14
CONFIRMED: Tiny Windows Server is on the way
Cloud OS at the bottom, server in the middle and a dedicated client on top
Channel04 Mar 2015 | 25
Microsoft working on 'Nano' version of Windows Server for web-scale ops
Slide deck appears describing lightweight core for future Windows Servers
Software02 Mar 2015 | 22
Microsoft's patchy patchwork extends to Virtual Machine Manager
Recent Rollup fixed after it broke VM replication and made it hard to spawn big VMs
Virtualization25 Feb 2015 | 5
Why 1.6 million people will miss Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 date with fate
You want to do what? Again?!
Channel10 Feb 2015 | 48
Sorry, admins: Microsoft says NO new Windows Server until 2016
Wedging Docker containers into Windows to take a leeeettle longer
OSes30 Jan 2015 | 12
HP: We're gonna book $1bn worth of Server 2003 sales THIS WEEK
A month's worth of activity in seven days? Good luck, says analyst
Channel30 Jan 2015 | 7
Microsoft's Ignite gabfest includes just ONE session about Windows Server
Devices and clouds in the spotlight, Servers nowhere to be seen for now
Software29 Jan 2015 | 1
Oh what a tangled cloud we weave
AWS sneaks Windows VMs out the back door as Rackspace offers vCloud Air alternative
SaaS23 Jan 2015 | 1
Google and Microsoft, sitting in a tree, L I C E N S I N GEE!
Here's a happy hybrid: your Microsoft licences, Google's cloud, Chromed desktops
Channel09 Dec 2014 | 3
Patch NOW! Microsoft slings emergency bug fix at Windows admins
Vulnerability promotes lusers to domain overlords ... oops
OSes18 Nov 2014 | 69
Microsoft has Windows Server running on ARM: report
WinARM just doesn't sound as good as Wintel
Systems28 Oct 2014 | 52
No tiles, no NAP – next Windows for data centre looks promising
Now, about that consumer AV 'protection'...
On-Prem08 Oct 2014 | 29
Desktop, schmesktop: Microsoft reveals next WINDOWS SERVER
Run it in Azure today, sysadmins, and get ready for lots of hybrid hype
Software03 Oct 2014 | 61
Uh oh! Here comes the first bug in the Windows 8.1 Update
Fortunately, it only affects Windows Server Update Services customers
Channel09 Apr 2014 | 32
What lies beneath Microsoft's Cloud OS?
Analysis Trevor Pott compares and contrasts with VMware cloud view
SaaS02 Dec 2013 | 43
Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2: Quick start guide for sysadmins
Sysadmin blog What do you mean you forgot your key?
Systems18 Oct 2013 | 26
WD Sentinel DS 6100: What does a disk-peddler know about servers?
Exclusive review The Register finds out, with world's first hands-on of WD's SMB NAS filer
Systems10 Oct 2013 | 14
Microsoft's VDI deals make Windows Server cheapest desktop OS
Licences say hosts must tie virty desktops to dedicated SANs and servers
Virtualization09 Sep 2013 | 51
MS gets you hooked on Server 2012 Datacenter, jacks up the price for R2
Redmond has 'broken its record' for increases
Systems09 Aug 2013 | 44
Microsoft pledges Linux boost for Windows Server and Center R2 duo
Oh, the things we'll do to be your cloud partner
OSes25 Jul 2013 | 106
Microsoft waves goodbye to Small Business Server
Sysadmin blog This is bad news for SMEs, Trevor Pott argues
Channel11 Jul 2013 | 94
Biting the hand that feeds IT
