Aidan Finn

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.

Kick your Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V performance up a notch! Check out our top tips to fine-tune the performance of your Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V.

Is installing antivirus on your Hyper-V hosts necessary? Answer: That depends. Learn more, including how to configure antivirus scanning exceptions.