One of the most innovative features Microsoft is introducing with Windows Server 2016 is without a doubt the Nano Server configuration option. Nano Server is a Windows Server 2016 deployment type that ...

In today’s cloud-centric world, we’re seeing an explosion in the number of servers under IT management. Virtual machines made servers cheap, and containers will push prices down further. As a result, ...

Microsoft's new Windows PowerShell module that adds reporting tools for Windows OS maintained using Desired State Configuration (DSC) is now available for download. The module, called "DSC Environment ...

Introduced with PowerShell v4, Desired State Configuration (DSC) was a significant shift in the way that changes are made with PowerShell. Administrators now could declare configuration declaratively ...

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Microsoft Dev Box, Microsoft’s cloud-hosted developer environments, recently entered general availability, ready to run with a mix of Windows images and a range of VMs with different capabilities.

Because the forthcoming Microsoft Nano Server doesn't have a GUI, here's how to create configuration scripts with the built-in Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell. One of the most ...