Windows Servers


Windows Server 2012 Hits RTM; General Availability Set for Sept. 4

Windows Server 2012 hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage on Wednesday, close on the heels of the Windows 8 client's RTM milestone.

Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 Beta Released

Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 beta last week.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta Released

Microsoft made a beta test version of Windows Server 2012 Essentials available for download on Wednesday.

WPC 2012: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 To RTM First Week of August

Windows 8 will be released to manufacturing (RTM) in the first week of August and be generally available in October.

Microsoft Reveals Windows Server 2012 Editions, Axes SBS and WHS

Microsoft on Thursday revealed that Windows Server 2012, currently available as a release candidate, will have only four editions: Datacenter, Standard, Essentials and Foundation.

System Center 2012 SP1 Gets Windows Server 2012 Support in CTP2

Microsoft released the second community test preview (CTP2) of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 last week. A beta of SP1 is expected to be released in the second half of this year.

Tech-Ed: Microsoft Releases Next Version of Windows Intune

IT has reached another inflection point beyond the client-server era, said Satya Nadella, Microsoft's president of Server and Tools Business, during Day 1 of Microsoft's Tech-Ed event in Orlando, Fla.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 8 'Release Preview,' Windows Server 2012 RC

The "release preview" of Windows 8 and the "release candidate" (RC) of Windows Server 2012 were made available for download on Thursday by Microsoft.

Microsoft Exec: Windows Azure Users Are in 'High Tens of Thousands'

A Microsoft executive explained the company's cloud-centric corporate strategy on Tuesday at a financial analyst event.

Microsoft Updates Remote Desktop Services for Windows Server 2012

Microsoft this week detailed some of the improvements coming to Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with the release of Windows Server 2012.

Microsoft Exec: Windows 8 'Release Preview' Coming in June

Microsoft also announced this week that the "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 will be publicly available in a close timeframe with the Windows 8 release preview.

Microsoft Releases System Center 2012, Officially Names 'Windows Server 2012'

The forthcoming product code-named "Windows Server 8" now has the official name of "Windows Server 2012," Microsoft announced on Tuesday at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.

System Center 2012 CTPs for Windows Server 8 Released

Two components of Microsoft's System Center 2012 suite, Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager, were released late last week as community technology previews (CTPs) that are specifically designed to work with the new Windows Server 8 beta.

Microsoft Adds Online Backup to Windows Server 8 Beta (UPDATED)

Microsoft rolled out an online backup service for the Windows Server 8 beta late last month, though not everyone can try it out.

Microsoft Outlines Multiple Improvements in Windows Server 8 Beta

Microsoft on Thursday formally announced the beta of Windows Server 8, which was made available for download and testing on Wednesday.