Knowing Windows PowerShell is no longer a bonus for IT professionals who work with Windows Server -- it's a requirement. As Windows PowerShell becomes more prominent, the Windows Server GUI is fading ...

Microsoft recently explained its Windows PowerShell roadmap plans, which will increasingly focus on PowerShell Core, going forward. PowerShell Core has capabilities for managing "the basic features" ...

Microsoft shared some information this week on the relationship between Windows Server 8 and PowerShell. The graphical user interface (GUI) is still there with the new Server Manager management client ...

The next release of Windows Server will have improved PowerShell performance and a smaller container size, according to details released by Microsoft this week. Dubbed "20H1" for its release in the ...

For years, command-line enthusiasts of the Unix/Linux persuasion lambasted Windows Server OS for being GUI-based, which opened up a ton of security holes. With the release of Windows Server 2008, ...

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 ...

As your business contemplates upgrading to Windows Server 2016, here’s what you need to know about its new features. Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a ...

For production server environments, it’s recommended that you run the Server Core version of Windows Server 2012 which lacks a GUI. The purpose of that recommendation is that it reduces the resources ...