OK, was using WHS (not 2011, the original and good one) for a very, very long time, but finally the system got pretty overtaxed, + boot drive failure, and therefore I need to come up with better ...

A preview version of Windows Server 2012 R2 is now out, complete with a nag feature aimed at administrators. The new preview pushes related Microsoft services at SMBs via a dashboard that will “remind ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The small business Windows server suite from Microsoft. Designed to integrate with Office 365 and Internet backup such as Windows Azure, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials supports up to 25 users and ...

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Office 365 is a great tool for small businesses, but many still need local servers and joint cloud/on-premises administration With its pulling of the plug on Small Business Server (SBS) in 2011, ...

I have a home windows server I setup ages ago. Installed windows server 2012 r2 essentials (got the license through school) and it's been my NAS/workhorse for 10+ years now... It runs my stablebit ...

Microsoft has released the small-business version of Windows Server 2016, meant for up to 25 users and 50 devices. It's called Windows Server 2016 Essentials, and Microsoft announced its general ...

Today, Microsoft announced the "general availability" (GA) of Windows Server 2016 Essentials. It's the server edition that's aimed at small businesses, with support for 25 users and 50 devices maximum ...