In 1966, the United States government created the first computer network, ARPANET. The network introduced a new way of connecting computers and set the foundation for what would become the Internet.

Over the years I have provided computer consulting services for many businesses. While some of these small businesses have been simple one-man operations, many of them were larger. The thing that I ...

It's the heart of your network, so it's essential that you get the best possible performance from your server. From a user perspective, the network file server is often both the most forgotten piece ...

In this hour, you are introduced to the latest version of Microsoft’s network operating system (NOS) platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2008. You’ll learn about the features that Windows Server 2008 ...

Virtual machines and virtual network functions, or VMs and VNFs for short, are the standard compute units in modern enterprise, cloud, and telecommunications datacenters. But varying VM and VNF ...

CRN takes a technical dive into 10 new data center infrastructure hardware products that are becoming the foundation of the digital world. Innovation in the data center hardware market is on fire as ...

Today, Microsoft officially releases Windows Server 2012, the first of its latest wave of new operating systems. It shares a few things with the upcoming Windows 8 client operating system, including ...

The just-released Windows Home Server (WHS) from Microsoft Corp. is a surprisingly powerful networking tool that offers some of the sophisticated networking capabilities you would expect from big-boy ...

The pending launch of Windows Server 2012 release 2 focuses on offering a number of advanced capabilities in storage and networking, which used to require the purchase of additional software, or even ...