Figure 3. In order to take advantage of data deduplication, you must have one computer or virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 with at least one data volume.

Microsoft's preferred interface for Windows Server is Windows Admin Center, but can it really replace Hyper-V Manager for managing virtual machines? Brien compares the two management tools.

We explain how to add Distributed File System (DFS) roles, and then configure DFS Namespace and DFS Replication on a Windows Server.

Here is a tutorial to easily create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on your Windows Server using Microsoft Management Console (MMC).