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Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

by Peter Galli on August 10, 2009

Jason Perlow, a columnist over at ZDNet, has written a comprehensive review on virtualizing free Linux distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2. In his Tech Broiler column, Perlow notes that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer... more

• Monday, August 10, 2009
• in: Server Center
• Peter Galli

Technical Analysis: Security Considerations for rdesktop and Windows Terminal Services

by jcannon on June 17, 2008

Abstract : Microsoft Terminal Services provides an important set of functionality for remote administration and centralized application management. This service allows administrators to log in remotely and with full access to the system. Similarly, users... more

• Tuesday, June 17, 2008
• in: Server Center
• jcannon

Dominic Sartorio on SpikeSource and Open Source Interoperability

by Community Contributor on February 27, 2008

First, many thanks to Microsoft’s Port 25 Team for the opportunity to post today! Today SpikeSource announced the availability of five additional PHP-based applications on the Windows Server 2008 platform. Gallery, Mantis, Moodle, PhpBB and WebCalendar... more

• Wednesday, February 27, 2008
• in: Server Center
• Community Contributor

Technical Analysis: Apache with mod_auth_kerb and Windows Server

by jcannon on January 25, 2008

The Apache authentication module mod_auth_kerb allows Apache to authenticate users against a Kerberos KDC including one from ActiveDirectory. Kerberos itself can be fairly complex to set up. This guide will attempt to show the specific steps required to make this possible as well as discuss security limitations specific to the interoperability matters. ... more

• Friday, January 25, 2008
• in: Server Center
• jcannon

Core

by billhilf on June 07, 2007

We recently announced the addition of IIS7 to the Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as Longhorn Server). Server Core is an important evolution of our server product and will include a variety of roles, such as print server, media services, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and now IIS7 for Web serving...... more

• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• in: Community
• billhilf