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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure — March 2018 Edition

Month 3 of 2018 brought us some interesting news in Azure IaaS. Some things that have been in the oven for a while are starting to rise and there’s lots more evidence of the new and open Microsoft.

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Reviewing My Hyper-V and Cloud Predictions for 2017

Aidan Finn grades his predictions on what would happen with Hyper-V and Microsoft cloud computing in the year of 2017.

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What’s New in Windows Server 1709 Hyper-V

Learn about the new features and changes to Hyper-V in the recent 1709 semi-annual channel release of Windows Server.

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Why S2D Is Missing from Windows Server 1709

Aidan Finn explains why Microsoft did not include the bits for Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 1709 and why this causes upgrades or installations of S2D to result in an error.

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Nano Server Is Here Today. Gone… Pretty Soon

Aidan Finn discusses Microsoft’s announcement to remove all the infrastructure features, such as scale-out file server and Hyper-V from Nano Server.

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Top 5 Reasons to Deploy Windows Server 2016

Explore the main reasons you should consider deploying the now generally available Windows Server 2016 in your network.

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What’s New in Windows Server 2016 TP5 Storage?

Learn about storage feature improvements in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5.

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Microsoft’s Changed Opinion on Hyper-Convergence

Read how Microsoft’s view and recommendations on hyper-convergence have changed over the last year with the evolution of Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).

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Microsoft Announces Windows Server 2016 Licensing

Microsoft has announced details on Windows Server 2016 licensing, which includes a switch to a per-core licensing model.

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What is Microsoft’s Storage Spaces Direct?

Aidan Finn provides us a detailed look into Microsoft’s latest feature in Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).

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