server os articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

This welcome update brings Microsoft's Small Business Server into line with the rest of the Windows Server family, while also simplifying management and enhancing remote access. It's far from cheap, however, and smaller companies may be better off evaluating the Essentials version. Read more

2 February, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Windows 8 Server Developer Preview

Windows 8 Server Developer Preview

Windows 8 Server, now in pre-beta Developer Preview mode, contains multiple feature enhancements — including a new version of Hyper-V — that make it easier to deploy, manage and secure. Read more

14 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson
OS X Lion Server

OS X Lion Server

OS X Server has long been a low-cost, straightforward option for small businesses, and this update adds support for iPads and iPhones. Other components have also benefitted from new features and facelifts. Read more

4 October, 2011 by Roger Howorth

Screenshots: Windows 8 Server Developer Preview

Windows 8 Server has a new Metro Start screen, a revamped Server Manager and lots more PowerShell commands. Check out the new look and feel in our gallery. Read more

14 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson
Roadmap: operating systems

Roadmap: operating systems

What's coming up in desktop, server and mobile operating systems? Bookmark our regularly updated timeline to stay in the loop. Read more

9 May, 2011 by Charles McLellan

Synology announces beta for NAS server OS

The company has announced the beta for its latest operating system for DiskStation NAS servers, the DiskStation Manager 3.0 Read more

12 August, 2010 by Dong Ngo
ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and <endeca_term>Server OS</endeca_term> Reliability Survey

ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey

The ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey polled C-level executives and IT managers at 400... Read more

3 November, 2010

Windows Server 8 to get hypervisor boost

...applications such as business intelligence tools. For the next version of the server OS, Microsoft is adding to the core count of virtual machines built... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Jack Clark
Dell PowerEdge T110 II and R210 II

Dell PowerEdge T110 II and R210 II

These new Xeon E3-1200 PowerEdge servers will appeal to small businesses looking for a powerful platform capable of hosting multiple shared applications. The rack-mount R210 II with its remote management options is best suited to firms with several offices, while the T110 II tower is a budget buy for single-site deployment. Read more

28 October, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

...users and configure networking, the init system, and much more. 8. Great server OS If I have to set up a Linux server and I... Read more

24 July, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server 8 Beta

...sibling, this is the second public release of Microsoft's next-generation server OS. Also like the client, this is the first that's not... Read more

5 March, 2012 by Simon Bisson
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

...RHEL6 can be deployed on the desktop and as a highly scalable server OS Estimates as to exactly how scalable RHEL 6 really is vary... Read more

11 January, 2011 by Alan Stevens

2002 Ultrabooks & tablets, more memory for Windows 8?

Windows 8 won't run on every XP-era PC; watch out for PAE Looking for a PC in the office that still had Windows XP on... Read more

23 March, 2012

LaCie announces Windows Server-based NAS server

...2008 R2, while offering similar features to its NAS-specific Windows Home Server OS. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is not to be confused with... Read more

20 May, 2011 by Dong Ngo

Microsoft ships release versions of Windows server OSes

...for the server operating systems to appear on hardware by May. The server OS updates, code-named Aurora and Vail respectively, have been signed off... Read more

30 March, 2011 by Jack Clark

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

3 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

3 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

5 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

8 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

9 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

9 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

12 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

12 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

12 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

16 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

18 hours ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

1 day ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

2 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

3 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

3 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux