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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the most popular cloud service providers, in part because Amazon Cloud storage pricing is relatively reasonable for such a scalable and reliable solution. AWS storage solutions are particularly popular. But organizations must choose a cloud storage option best suited for the type of data they will store and how they will store it. The two most popular storage...

System administrators and IT professionals are always looking for ways to improve network performance and fault tolerance. One method for achieving this reliability is for Windows-based systems is through NIC Teaming teaming on Windows Server editions. What is NIC Teaming? Network Interface Card (NIC) teaming allows you to combine multiple physical network adapters into a virtual NIC, which will then be presented to the OS as...

There is no shortage of free Windows server administrative tools available to System Administrators. Whether you need a tool to help configure, manage, troubleshoot or secure Windows servers and domains, there's a free tool that can help.  However, because of the seemingly endless array of these tools, finding the right one for your purposes can be overwhelming. So here's our list of free Windows server...

Many organizations are implementing virtualization technology into their networks to convert physical computers to virtual machines (VM). This helps reduce overall physical hardware costs, conserve IT resources and improve flexibility and efficiency. Unfortunately, enterprise-level products used for virtual conversions are typically expensive. For organizations with a limited budget, Disk2vhd is a free option with many of the core capabilities of paid alternatives. How to Convert...

Editor's Note: Updated to reflect changes with the Hyper-V Linux Integration Services 4.3 release. Microsoft developers have designed components that help in improving the performance of virtual machines running on Hyper-V Server. These components are designed as part of the Hyper-V Integration Services. While the Hyper-V Server is intelligent enough to install and activate Integration Services for Windows virtual machines on its own, for a few...

In this Server Tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Netsh Commands for Wi-FI management in Windows 10. Some basic networking settings and functionality needed for managing wireless network connections are available through the Windows Network and Sharing Center or the Control Panel. However, more advanced tasks require you to take alternative steps. In these situations, you can use the Netsh command-line interface (CLI)...

This article has been updated for 2021. Please note that WAAD was retired in 2018, but the cmdlets listed in this article are still helpful for organizations using WAAD. Not many Office 365 administrators know that the Get-MsolUser PowerShell cmdlet plays an important role when managing Office 365 Windows Azure Active Directory, or WAAD for short. Get-MsolUser can be very handy in daily operational tasks related...

Using PowerShell scripts and commands for quickly executing tasks in Windows operating systems offers a number of benefits over traditional scripting languages, such as JScript and VBScript. While PowerShell scripting originated as a means to efficiently manage Windows operating systems, Microsoft has since extended the capabilities of PowerShell to automate a range of other tasks and systems, including Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing service.  Azure PowerShell...