Windows Server Summit | Storage
Yes, how quickly times change… Admittedly, this statement is already a few years old. However, when you consider how rapidly storage speeds and capacities have advanced, you can't help but smile when you think about how proud we were of the progress made back then. From IDE to SATA to SAS to the first SSD… […]
Windows Server Summit | Azure File Sync - the "OneDrive for Servers"
There is no functional replacement for file sharing on a Windows Server! This statement can now be refuted with good reason, but it is entirely understandable that this view arose and persisted for so long. A few years ago, the only way to move data to the cloud was SharePoint Online. And anyone who has […]
Windows Server Summit | Security
Microsoft isn't doing anything for local infrastructures anymore. Everything is supposed to be moved to the cloud. Admittedly, classic Windows Server functions and products are gradually being phased out in favor of Azure and Microsoft 365 services. However, Microsoft now seems to have realized that the truth lies somewhere in the middle—namely, hybrid infrastructure. Accordingly, […]
Windows Server Summit | Azure Arc - the "Intune for Servers"
WSUS has been discontinued and Intune does not work for servers. How can I manage my servers now? Endlich hat Microsoft eine Antwort darauf: Azure Arc! Den Dienst gibt es schon seit einiger Zeit, aber mittlerweile mausert er sich zum "Intune for Servers". Dies wird klar, wenn man sich vor allem die Funktionen anschaut, die […]
Windows Server Summit | Upgrades
I'm not even done with my previous servers. And now I'm supposed to migrate again?? Initial situation Yes, that thought may well occur to you. After all, every server installation is quite a hassle and sometimes almost impossible due to hard dependencies. At the same time, older server versions are inexorably approaching the end of […]
Windows Server Summit in a nutshell
Does anyone else have the problem that there are still so many interesting webinars available at the end of the time? 🕐💨 This happens to me time and time again—work piles up, and when I do have some free time, I find it difficult to concentrate fully on the content of a webinar. This leads […]
Windows Server Upgrade - an overview
Windows Server 2025 is the most current server operating system. However, as every new system or software it still includes some bugs and introduces changes which may affect working deployment mechanisms. With this article, I want to summarize some of the issues and changes I faced throughout my upgrade projects so that you hopefully do […]
