Andrew Hale: IT Talk & Other Topics

Just to recap, we discussed the ways to migrate our data to a new file server and the caveats involved in Part 1. In Part 2, we took a look at a staged roll-out or a single fell-swoop for our migration. Here in Part 3, we'll take a look at the features we're looking to setup for our new file server. A couple of these are new or refined for Server 2012 but some of them have been around a version or two. The coolest and most exciting feature is Deduplication.

In part 2 of migrating our main File Server from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012, we'll look at the logistics of the migration. There's 2 ways that I've identified of going about the move; One-Few-Many and All-At-Once.

File Service is possibly the most basic and important service provided on a network. I say it's the most important because next to email, a business can't run if it's workers can't access their files. I also say it's one of the most basic because there's no special program that has to be running on the server like Exchange or something. There's no crazy settings to muck around with either (that is, unless you count managing NTFS permissions as "mucking"). It's a big box where people store their files on the network. In fact, it's so simple it's almost beautiful. Almost. Below, I talk about how to migrate your data between file servers, namely from Server 2008/2008r2 to Server 2012.

Today marks the official reveal from Ford of their next generation Ford Mustang. This generation kicks off the 50th year of the pony car and the Mustang Community, long-time fans of the Mustang, and the world as a whole have all been waiting to get a glimpse of Dearborn's new iconic sports car.