Author: Aidan Finn

Find out the whys and hows behind customizing the virtual non-uniform memory access (NUMA) configuration of a VM in this handy how-to.

Know about NUMA? Discover how Hyper-V interoperates with the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architectures of host computers in this helpful intro.

Use just a little bit o' RAM or a lot! Learn to enable Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) Cache to improve the read performance of CSV in WS2012!

Looking into unified threat management? Check our review of WatchGuard XTM, which provides security and connects on-premise and (hybrid) cloud services.

Discover how disks, networks, servers, and Storage Bricks play a part in designing a SOFS in part 2 of this series.

WWMSD? Ever wonder how Microsoft would design a SOFS for storage over SMB 3.0 networking with transparent failover? Find out more in part 1 of this series.

Learn how to use a shared VHDX to create a guest cluster on WS2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts.

Get out your crystal ball and find out how Microsoft is preparing for the next 5 years of change in the IT world.

Meet Satya Nadella, Microsoft's new CEO! In this op-ed, learn about Nadella's strengths and what led to ex-CEO Steve Ballmer's stepping down.

Are you down with CSV? Find out more about Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) and learn to create one in this introduction.

Got a handle on cluster quorums? Find out about the function of quorums in Window Server Failover Clustering in this helpful post.

Want to schedule against the cluster, instead of a per-server job? Learn about scheduled cluster tasks in WS2012 and how to implement them.

Check out this post and learn to use Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) to auto-activate the guest OS installations of Hyper-V VMs!

Need to validate a Windows Server failover cluster? Find out what makes a supported cluster and learn to validate a Windows Server cluster configuration.

What's in a name? Learn to standardize the naming of Windows failover cluster components in this helpful how-to article.