Contents tagged with Windows Server 2008 R2
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Deployment: Windows Firewall and Group Policy
General Deployment information Because I support the Windows Firewall I often get asked for guidance on deploying it. David Bishop wrote a nice white paper on deploying the Windows Firewall so I won’t repeat it all here but this is my go to link when...(read more)
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The Network Connection Status Icon
Have you ever wondered how Windows knows you’re connected to the Internet? You may have noticed the over the network icon by the clock, have you ever wondered what happens in the background? This blog aims to find answers to these and related questions...(read more)
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Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition has been published!
I recently heard from Joe Davies that the 3rd edition of his Understanding IPv6 book is available! This edition builds on the treasure trove of information found in Understanding IPv6, 2nd Edition, which included updates for Windows Vista...(read more)
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Creating a secure 802.1x wireless infrastructure using Microsoft Windows
My name is Prachand and I am an SE on the Platforms Networking Team. My intent of this post is for it to be a quick reference guide for setting up secure wireless networking using Microsoft products. It describes how to create an infrastructure for authentication...(read more)
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Server Core: Best Practice for Applications on Windows Server
I have been talking with a number of customers, CSOs, CIOs and industry professionals over the past few weeks and I realized that the availability and benefits of using the Server Core option of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 was not as widely known as I think it should be. Windows Server Core provides a minimal installation environment for running specific server roles, which reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. The following roles are supported in Windows Server 2008 R2:
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Now Customers Can Actually Locate Your Resources with URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW
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Improve Web User Experience with IIS SEO Toolkit RTW and IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RC
Remember the scene in Diehard when he shoots the glass? That was cool. What’s even cooler is now you can fine tune your Web site for the search engine, thus improving the experience for your Web users.
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Increase Web Application Scalability and Reliability with ARR 2.0 RTW
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0 RTW.
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Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 eBook Available as Free Download
Thanks much to the Microsoft Learning and MS Press folks for such a fantastic giveaway. I remember getting the pre-cursor for this book, Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2008, before I joined Microsoft and it was a huge help in getting grounded with the then-new OS. Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 is a deep-dive work, that'll get you up to speed on how R2's new features and capabilities work, including Hyper-V and RDS virtualization, management, IIS and the new Web application platform and, of course, all the synergistic goodness between Windows Server and Windows 7. Free for a click, so don't miss out.
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Provide a Better Web Site Experience with Faster Response Times
Have you ever hummed the Jeopardy theme song while waiting for a Web site to download - even on a high-speed Internet connection? Sometimes the problem is OUT of your control – whether it is an Internet traffic jam, scheduled maintenance, or some other unknown cause for a delay in receiving your request to view the latest on what the stock market is doing. But sometimes the problem is IN your control – such as pre-loading worker processes at the start of the Web server or when Overlapped Recycling occurs. As a IT Pro in charge of Web sites, you probably want to do everything you can on your side to make those delays as few as possible to your end-users. Like an easy-bake oven, you can now ‘Warm-Up’ your Web site to the proper ‘temperature’ before serving your customers.
