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 ...

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 ...

If you are just starting to dabble with Windows Server 2012 and specifically with Hyper-V 3.0, you may find it a bit confusing since there are three different ways of ...

We are going to be evaluating RC0 of Hyper-V from Microsoft. I personally want to install Windows Server 2008 (Server Core), but my coworker wants to install it with the GUI (Full Installation). What ...

Server Core is a “minimalist” installation of Server 2008 – it doesn’t even come with a graphical user interface! The idea is that you only install the services you need. The benefits of a Server Core ...

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 ...