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Planning Hyper-V Virtual Machine Storage

Discover the many considerations when configuring storage for a Hyper-V virtual machine.

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Amazon CloudWatch adds Support for High-Resolution Custom Metrics and Alarms

Amazon has announced this week an update CloudWatch that will improve the visibility into the events that may negatively impact your cloud operations.

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Selecting the Right SME Storage Solution Part 2: Network Attached Storage

In the second part of this article, Russell Smith looks at Network Attached Storage solutions for SMEs.

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AWS Adds Support for NetApp ONTAP

One of the major announcements from this past AWS Storage Day 2021, September 2nd 2021, was Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed storage service that enables businesses to run NetApp ONTAP file systems in the AWS cloud. ONTAP from NetApp  is an enterprise data management solution designed to provide…

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Opinion: Kite-Flying is Tarnishing Microsoft’s Reputation

Aidan Finn takes a look at how Microsoft is employing kite-flying marketing tactics and describes how it’s backfiring for the technology giant.

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Microsoft’s Removing ReFS Creation Functionality from Windows 10 Pro

Microsoft is removing some ReFS functionality from Windows 10 Pro likely to force users to a higher-priced version of the operating system.

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Windows 11 to Add ‘Legacy’ Local Administrator Password Solution

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build to Insiders in the Dev channel. The build 25145 brings a couple of new features and improvements, such as the legacy Local Administrator Password Solution and OneDrive subscription management in the Settings app. The first notable change in this build is native support for the Local Administrator…

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How to Build Azure-Like Virtual Machines on Hyper-V

Aidan Finn serves us a method for creating virtual machines on Hyper-V that are similar to those that you can run in Microsoft Azure.

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Windows Server: New Features in Version 1709

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith provides a summary of the new features in the latest version of Windows Server.

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What Are Shared Virtual Hard Disk Sets on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V?

Aidan Finn explains what Shared Virtual Hard Disk Sets are and why to use them to create shared virtual storage on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.

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