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In this post, Michael Simmons provides an in-depth look at how to create a storage pool on Windows Server 2012, using both the PowerShell cmdlets and the Storage Manager GUI tools.

There are a number of third party Exchange management tools that can assist with email archiving, monitoring and reporting, backup and recovery, and the ever-complicated process of migrating from one Exchange server to another. In this post, we will show you one tool that stands out from the rest, Lepide Exchange Manager.

We look into Storage Spaces, the Windows Server 2012 storage subsystem, and delves into why it deserves a closer look.

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we show you how to add a feature or role to a Windows Server 2008 R2 system using Windows PowerShell and the ServerManager module.

Once you obtain a basic understanding of IPv6, the next logical step is to test out the different capabilities that exist within Cisco equipment and IOS. In this article, Cisco Professional Sean Wilkins explains the configuration of IPv6 addressing on a Cisco IOS device.

In this video post, VCDX & vExpert Jason Nash provides a walkthrough of the configurations you’ll need when creating a new vDS – vNetwork Distributed Switch, including settings for the main switch, uplinks, and port groups.

Configuring and managing servers can be a bit time consuming, especially if you need to manage a feature on 10 servers. Discover a much quicker and easier way to manage servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 – using Windows PowerShell.

Learning IPv6 addressing may look daunting, but once you get over the large hexadecimal numbers, it isn’t much different than using IPv4. In this post, Networking Consultant Sean Wilkins shows how IPv6 addresses and subnetting work the same as with IPv4 address when converted to binary.

Do you still have questions about Windows 8? Are you wondering if Microsoft finally got it right this time? In this post, we answer 8 questions about Windows 8.

In this video post, Jeremy Moskowitz, Group Policy MVP and founder of PolicyPak software walks us through his Group Policy add-on, PolicyPak, and shows how you can deliver Group Policy settings over VDI to lock down applications.

In the first part of this series, PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks demonstrated how to create a local user account with Windows Powershell. In this follow-up article, Jeff walks you through some basic management tasks accomplished with PowerShell.

Anyone who has relied on a hard drive or other storage device has probably lost an important file. It may be due to accidental deletion, data corruption, or merely a change of mind – “Shoot, I shouldn’t have deleted that file!”. The good news is that these files can almost always be restored. In this post, we walk you through a few simple steps to recover those lost files.