IT Knowledgebase Articles

Learn to wield the dcidiag.exe tool like a pro! Discover how to use check a DC configuration with the DCDiag tool in this Ask an Admin column.

Looking at Hyper-V storage options? Discover the pros and cons of business friendly, cloud-enabled, virtual hard disks.

Wondering what to do with the new Windows Azure IaaS service? Discover how to spool up a Minecraft server with Azure IaaS in this tutorial with John Savill.

As sysadmins seek to lessen deployment costs, many are deploying Exchange databases on SATA drives. Read on to discover why SATA storage may work for you.

Want to learn the finer points of pointing, clicking, and DOS 6.0? Tune in to this hilarious retro computer training video starring Kim Komando.

As part of your IT infrastructure, DCs should be assigned an IP address. Learn to change the IP address of a domain controller in this edition of Ask an Admin.

What’s next for virtualization? Discover what’s new in this guest post by VMware’s Sr. Cloud Strategist Neela Jacques.

Now that you know the merits of VHDX, let’s dig deeper. Discover how to convert a Hyper-V pass-through disk to VHDX in this helpful Q&A.

Go VM or go home! Learn about the new features of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, how to manage VMs, and from which of its new features you can most benefit.

Need to join a client to an AD domain that isn’t connected to a domain controller? Learn how to perform an offline domain join in AD in this tutorial.