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Learn how to check the status of critical services on your Active Directory domain controllers, along with tips for managing at scale with PowerShell.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was always plain-spoken and honest, and that apparently hasn’t changed a bit since his departure from the company. This week, Microsoft’s biggest shareholder offered his opinion of the firm. And Ballmer offered some overt criticisms that Microsoft should take very seriously.

Learn how to scale out WMI commands in PowerShell by using PowerShell remoting.

The Yahoo board of directors will meet this week to determine the fate of the flailing company. And one of the options on the table is for Yahoo to sell off its core assets—online services like Yahoo.com and Yahoo Mail—and effectively end the 20-year-run of the one-time Internet powerhouse.

Learn how to deploy Windows Server Containers with direct network connectivity and DHCP-assigned IP addresses.

Learn and understand the reasoning behind Hyper-V Containers and how they work and differ from Windows Server Containers.

HPE is hosting its Discover event this week in London where they announced a new hybrid cloud service with the help of Microsoft.

At HPE’s discover event in London the company has announced its new Synergy platform. The new hardware brings everything you need into one frame for both traditional and cloud applications.

Learn how to disable hibernation in Windows 10 to save SSD disk life and space.

Microsoft on Monday announced a major update to the commercial versions of Office 365 that will enable Skype for Business to replace traditional business phone systems.

Russell Smith outlines what’s new in the Azure PowerShell 1.0 release.

Daniel Petri shows us how to make signing into Windows 10 a bit easier by disabling the lock screen.