Microsoft recently released the third Community Technology Preview for PowerShell 2.0. Sporting a vast number of improvements, PowerShell 2.0 is shaping up to be a robust, reliable choice for administrators with enterprise-grade features critical in many organizations. Scott Lowe walks you through some of the highlights.

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Microsoft has released a standalone hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Will you evaluate it for your organization? Scott Lowe explains the ins and outs of this new product.

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In November, Microsoft will release the newest version of Small Business Server alongside their new entry in the server race — Windows Essential Business Server. See how these two products compare and contrast.

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Windows Home Server is a great addition to many home networks. Scott Lowe gives you a peek at his home network–based on WHS–and how he uses it.

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With the scramble for the midmarket space growing all the time, Microsoft is developing the Essentials line of products. In November, Microsoft is expected to formally announce Windows Essential Business Server, a conglomeration of a number of Microsoft products.

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VMware has made their ESXi hypervisor product a free download from their web site. Will this hurt Microsoft’s foray into the virtualization market? Scott Lowe thinks it will, at least for the short-term.

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Windows Home Server was released in 2007 to much fanfare, but had a few significant limitations and quickly fell victim to a serious data corruption bug. This week, Microsoft released Power Pack 1, the first update to Windows Home Server. Scott Lowe explains some of the updates features.

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