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We’ve shown you how to create a basic scale-out file server (SOFS) – now it’s time to learn what goes into designing an SOFS!

Learn how to deploy a non-clustered Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2012 R2 as the management OS.

In part two of our series on deploying a non-clustered Hyper-V host, Aidan shows us how to enable the Hyper-V role.

Aidan Finn serves up a wish list of the top features and improvements he’d like to see in the next version of Hyper-V.

Sean Wilkins discusses QoS Classification and Marking configuration in relation to VoIP Quality of Service implementation on Cisco equipment. This marking is used by devices on the network to prioritize high priority over low priority marked traffic. Also covered are Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values, Per Hob Behaviors (PHB) and Modular QoS Command Line Interface (MQC).

Microsoft made a ton of announcements at this week’s SharePoint conference in Las Vegas. If you’re an Office 365 tenant administrator, the health of SharePoint Online and what it and OneDrive for Business can do is important to you. Among all the fluffy stuff about intelligent intranets, there was some good news about improvements in administration, security, and network utilization, all of which will help other Office 365 apps too.

Microsoft has declared some undefined period, perhaps starting at the Ignite conference, to be the “Year of Yammer.” Cynics might say “What! Yet again?” as Microsoft tries to position its enterprise networking app within Office 365 collaboration as it certainly feels like we have been down this path before. On the upside, this attempt seems to focus on what Yammer is good at instead of mimicking other apps. Time will tell.

Microsoft announced that Azure Stack (MAS) would be released in mid-2017 via a set of hardware partners on highly tested and certified systems, naming HPE, Dell, and Lenovo. This means that Microsoft’s new private cloud solution will only be available via a few partners, on very specific hardware sets. Is this a good or a…

We’re creating a scale-out file server (SOFS) to share failover storage using Windows Server 2012 R2. Learn how with this how-to guide!

MC718550 – New features are coming to conversation analytics in Microsoft Viva Engage! By the end of March, users will notice a new look for analytics on their posts. Conversation analytics will refresh faster with real-time updates, the expanded set of reactions will show in the reactions breakdown, and users will be able to filter…