windows server

  • System Center Advisor Provides Free Server Configuration Advice

    Want to avoid potential performance issues due to bad server configuration on a Windows system? System Center Advisor is a cloud-based service which provides proactive alerts for potentially messy configurations. Advisor was previously only available to customers with a Software Assurance contract, but is now free to any user.


  • Hyper-V Management Pack Improves Virtualisation Monitoring

    A newly-released management pack for Hyper-V makes it easier to monitor performance of virtual instances of Windows Server 2012 running through Microsoft’s hypervisor. The free update incorporates support for new features added in the recent System Center 2012 SP1 release. [[System Center: Operations Manager Engineering Blog]


  • Windows Server Adds Azure Service Bus

    It’s the week when Windows 8 makes its official debut, but other Windows products are also continuing to advance. A new add-on for Windows Server allows you to access the Azure Service Bus, making it easier to develop applications requiring complex enterprise messaging services.