Long story, but I've been tasked with finding a backup solution for a couple of old physical Windows Server 2003 boxes. The idea is to have backups that I can then convert to virtual in a DR event.

Windows Server 2003 Migration Guide: Choosing a Replacement OS Sure, you could just move to the next version of Windows Server, but this is a good time to consider switching operating systems. Here's ...

In the past, any time a new Windows operating system came out you had to manually migrate server configuration settings and data, or go out and buy a 3 rd party tool to assist with the migration or do ...

I'm attempting to set up some lab testing in preparation for a series of upgrades. I will run this on a physically segregated network with throwaway copies of workstations and data, so I don't have to ...

Whether you call it Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 7, there's no doubt that this is a major Server product release for Microsoft. I'm not sure why Microsoft decided to deviate from the ...

In the first part of this series, I talked about the procedures that I used to prepare a physical Windows Server 2016 machine for a storage refresh. In this installment, I want to continue the ...

Microsoft’s goal with Windows Server 2016 is to further assimilate local resources with public and private cloud infrastructures to provide a greater degree of manageability over various computing ...

Microsoft is putting Windows Server 2003 out to pasture on July 14, 2015. As the server operating system goes end-of-life, Microsoft will drop support and stop issuing security and other patches. Many ...