One of the most innovative features coming in Windows "Longhorn" Server isn't really a feature as much as a whole new version of Windows. It's called Server Core, and it will only take one-sixth of ...

For years, command-line enthusiasts of the Unix/Linux persuasion lambasted Windows Server OS for being GUI-based, which opened up a ton of security holes. With the release of Windows Server 2008, ...

Focusing on virtualization and headless server technologies, Server Core is easier to manage and provides more flexibility for system administrators. Russell Smith is a technology consultant and ...

Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely. Taking a cue from Linux, these days Microsoft ...

Server Core isn't there yet, but now is the time to learn this tool that will be the key managing enterprise Windows in the future I was recently working with an ISV that's creating a suite of tools ...

After chatting with my friend and fellow Microsoft MVP Allen White about Windows Server Core on a recent SQLCruise.com excursion, I realized that this is a technology I should be evangelizing more. I ...

Microsoft’s efforts to trim the size of its Windows Server Core containers is yielding results. Windows Server Core, along with Windows Nano Server, are a slimmed-down version of the operating system ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft continues to reduce the size of its Windows ...

Lost in the hoopla of the Windows 8 client release was Windows Server 8, which came out at the same time. This massively updated server OS will be Microsoft’s stake in the ground for cloud computing, ...

Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely. Taking a cue from Linux, these days Microsoft ...