Server Core Part 1: Getting Hard-Core This is the first in an eight-part series about Windows Server Core. In it we’ll install Server Core from scratch, configure it for the network, and promote it to be a domain controller in an new domain. Pretty pictures will be included along the way for your amusement and edification,

Welcome to 2009. Here’s a deal for you. Welcome to 2009 - where we've got a LOT of great stuff lined up for you. First of all, our "Monsters of Tech" class in Denver this coming April is still open for registration, and we've lowered the per-student price to just $2,000 for the entire week. Check out the

IT Book Report: Administering Server Core Since my first sneak peek at it, I was convinced that Server Core would become a popular and useful tool in administrators' arsenals; I knew that the challenge, however, would be the many administrators with minimal command-line experience. Setting up Server Core is definitely a different beast than regular Win2008,

Server Core and Viruses One argument put forth to me several times against the use of Windows Server 2008's "Server Core" installation mode is the lack of antivirus software for the platform.In fact, Microsoft's own ForeFront runs on Server Core and can even be remotely managed, just like on any other system. Microsoft states