Windows Server is a crucial part of the software stack, but the full OS can be overkill for certain enterprise workloads. Microsoft removed the GUI in the Nano Server and Server Core installation ...

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 ...

Businesses that want to increase the stability and security of their information systems and extend the useful life of older hardware should take a good, hard look at Server Core, an installation ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am running a server with Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Installation) as a Hyper-V server. I have several virtual servers running within the Hyper-V environment. I'm not having any issues nor ...

Microsoft's App Compatibility Feature on Demand increases the number of applications that work with Server Core without adding the overhead costs, security risks or performance hits of a full Windows ...

After chatting with my friend and fellow Microsoft MVP Allen White about Windows Server Core on a recent SQLCruise.com excursion, I realized that this is a technology I should be evangelizing more. I ...

Microsoft released ServerCore with Windows Server 2008 as a GUI-less version of the Windows Server operating system, and while many of us fiddled with ServerCore, it really didn’t take off for ...