Microsoft's 'Blue' wave of tools and technologies is more than just a user interface refresh. It's the next step on Microsoft's journey to becoming a devices and services company, and the first of ...

I'm looking to stand up the first Server 2012 R2 domain controller on the domain. I've messed with Server 2008 Core before and found the hassle of not having a GUI to not be worth the trade off. I've ...

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 ...

For production server environments, it’s recommended that you run the Server Core version of Windows Server 2012 which lacks a GUI. The purpose of that recommendation is that it reduces the resources ...

Microsoft's emerging Server Management Tools (SMT) suite now supports Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, the company announced on Wednesday. SMT includes a collection of familiar tools ...