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 ...

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 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 ...

It's been a long time coming, but at its Build 2016 developer conference Microsoft unveiled two tools that finally put the nails in the coffin of the server GUI. And it's about time too. Looking at ...

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’s stripped-down Windows Server 2016 deployment option reduces the ops burden, but supports only a limited number of server roles Like every previous Windows Server release, Windows Server ...

Microsoft has announced a new server SKU today called Nano server, a purpose-built operating system designed to run born-in-the-cloud applications and containers. Nano sever is a refactored version of ...

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 ...