Because the forthcoming Microsoft Nano Server doesn't have a GUI, here's how to create configuration scripts with the built-in Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell. One of the most ...

Most data center managers would not associate containers and microservices -- two new terms in buzzword bingo -- with Windows Server. In the rawest form, containers may not be of much interest to ...

Microsoft this week released a preview of its Server Management Tools, which works with the new Nano Server for Windows Server 2016. The new tools can be set up using the Azure portal by accessing ...

From Docker-driven containers and Nano Server to software-defined storage and networking improvements, the next version of Windows Server is packed with great new features As we’ve come to expect from ...

Microsoft's new cloud-focused Windows Server reached its second public stage, offering up a first look at the technology that makes it possible. Technical Preview 2 of its leading-edge Windows Server ...

As Microsoft prepares for Windows Server vNext, due next year, it also has a new, tiny footprint server in the works specifically for the cloud and designed to reduce problems with the standard server ...

Microsoft is adding even more features to Windows Server to diversify and strengthen its support for virtualization and containerization on its platform. The next Windows Server will include an even ...

A lot of people are talking about Nano Server inside Windows Server 2016. But what is it really? And why should we care? Nano is a prefix that means small, really small. Maybe even microscopic small.

Derek Walter is a California-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in Fast Company, Macworld and several B2B publications. When there’s an outbreak, keeping the infected away from the general ...

One of the most innovative features Microsoft is introducing with Windows Server 2016 is without a doubt the Nano Server configuration option. Nano Server is a Windows Server 2016 deployment type that ...