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Learn how to configure Azure Storage and Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 to optimize disk IOPS.

Learn how to perform simple document management functions using tags, file properties, and search in Windows Explorer.

This past weekend, Microsoft moved into middle age, having reached the ripe old age of 40. Let’s look back.

Jeff Hicks takes a dive into Idera’s PowerShell Plus free tool offering and explains its pros and cons.

Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.

Are the GUI management tools still relevant for Windows Server? Russell Smith explains how we’re moving away from the traditional GUI in lieu of PowerShell.

It looks like Europe is ready to take the gloves off: after investigating Google’s search business for five years and almost letting the technology giant off with a slap on the wrist, the EU is reportedly ready to charge Google with sweeping antitrust violations. And in preparation of this momentous event, the European Commission has…

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to test whether Windows services are running with some PowerShell.

Microsoft announced this week that all Office 365 commercial customers are now getting access to basic mobile device management (MDM) functionality without having to pay for separate services like Intune, which is a core component of Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility Suite. The functionality is free, but it can also be integrated with existing Intune and Azure…

Learn when to spot different scenarios where you need to connect multiple networks in Microsoft Azure, along with step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Learn how to use startup scripts to manage local Active Directory groups in this step-by-step tutorial by Daniel Petri.

Discover the most important events to monitor in the Windows Event logs that might indicate a security breach.