Notes from the field: USB 3.0 PCI Express cards, HP ML350 G6 and Server Core

By tim, on January 18th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

If I search the web, get little help, and then solve a problem, I make a point of posting so that someone else will have a better experience. The challenge was this: finding a USB 3.0 PCI Express card that works in an HP ML350 G6 server, a popular choice for small business duties such

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January 18th, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: hp | 7 comments

How to run Server Manager or any application as a different user in Windows 8

By tim, on November 12th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

If you are running Windows Server 2012 you can install the Remote Administration Tools on Windows 8, which lets you administer your server from the comfort of the Windows 8 GUI, even if your servers are Server Core.

However, it is unlikely that you log onto your Windows 8 client with the same credentials you

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November 12th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: microsoft | Leave a comment

Improving Windows Server: the really hard problem

By tim, on November 9th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

At Microsoft’s Build conference last week I attended a Server 2012 press event led by Jeffrey Snover, the Lead Architect for the Windows Server Division.

He and others spoke about the key features of Server 2012 and how it justifies Microsoft’s claim that it is the cornerstone of the Cloud OS.

It is a strong

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November 9th, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: microsoft, professional, windows | 3 comments