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  • Microsoft's HPC server hybrid option for Linux

    Microsoft is trying to push into the supercomputing market with the Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 2's hybrid option for Linux, but will that be enough to lure Linux faithful?  News | 13 Apr 2010

  • Windows, Red Hat Linux dominate operating systems in the data center

    Data center administrators will need to keep their eyes on only two non-mainframe server operating systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows. RHEL and Windows have a stranglehold on the market, and Red Hat is capitalizing on Novell's decline in r...  Article | 12 Apr 2010

  • HPC clusters starting to run Windows, not Linux

    Several vendors are pushing users of high-performance computing clusters -- traditionally Linux territory -- to adopt Microsoft Windows.  Article | 16 Jul 2007

  • iSeries upgrades embrace Windows

    As part of a major revamp of the iSeries -- which includes a name change to the System i5 -- IBM is making it easier to integrate the iSeries platform with Windows. A smart move by Big Blue, say analysts, suggesting that anything that brings the iSer...  Article | 30 Jan 2006

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 ships

    Windows Server 2003 R2 is here. It's not a major release, but it offers a passel of new features and some security fixes. So, is it something you need now?  Article | 08 Dec 2005

  • Microsoft: Open source not that open

    Four years into its Shared Source Program, Microsoft is looking to cash in on what's worked for the open source community.  Article | 07 Nov 2005

  • Windows Server 2003 'R2' beta on standby

    Testers will be able to download the public beta of the warm-up for Longhorn after Microsoft works out some administrative kinks.  Article | 28 Apr 2005

  • Microsoft hopes to connect the lifecycle dots

    New storage and systems management releases are part of a three-phase plan by Microsoft to bring logic to the enterprise software development and deployment process.  Article | 19 Apr 2005

  • Firm trades mainframes for Microsoft servers running SAP

    Employees at Allentown, Penn.-based Air Products and Chemicals Inc. have been on a mission to eliminate their mainframes and scrap their tangled web of legacy applications.  Article | 11 Jan 2005

About Windows Server in the data center

Learn Windows Server basics for building a Windows infrastructure in the data center, including installing and configuring Windows Server; migrating to Windows Server and Windows Server upgrades; securing your Windows environment; implementing disaster recovery and backup with Windows; and more. Once you have the basics covered, get best practices for Windows Server performance monitoring and optimization as well as managing Windows environments, ensuring uptime and more. Compare the cost of Windows Server in the enterprise with the costs of Linux, Unix and mainframe platforms, and find out the advantages of Windows operating systems over other OSes. Choose the best Windows administration tools and find out how to make the most of them with expert tutorials geared toward data center admins using Windows. Get information on Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization, included in Windows Server 2008, and how to reduce IT costs with virtual Windows servers.