

Tim Ferrill
Tim Ferrill is an IT professional and writer living in Southern California. He has covered Windows, Windows Phone, and Windows Server for several publications, including CITEworld and InfoWorld.

9 hot jobs in the evolving data center
Data-center pros looking to ride technology waves toward more secure careers need both technical and people skills.

How to inventory server software with PowerShell
PowerShell can ID installed software, application services, and scheduled tasks, which can help with planning and management.

How to inventory server storage with PowerShell
Figuring out how much storage is free on servers is important, and the PowerShell cmdlet Get-PhysicalDisk can help.

Best new features in Windows Server 2022
The latest version of Windows Server adds network protocols, new management tools, and better performance and security for storage.

How to inventory server hardware with PowerShell
Prioritizing hardware upgrades for Windows Servers need not be a lengthy manual process with knowledge of the Get-WmiObject cmdlet.

How PowerShell can find features and roles on Windows servers
Learning about the PowerShell Get-WindowsFeature command is a good introduction to the time-savings that Powershell scripting can bring to server admins.

How to choose the best NVMe storage array
NVMe arrays are the highest performance storage solutions available, offering a massive speed boost for enterprises willing to make the investment. Here’s how to select the right NVMe solution for you.

10 features of Windows Admin Center to streamline server administration
Windows Admin Center is a free tool accessible via browser that can make remote management more convenient, efficient, and secure.

IPv6: How to configure static and DHCP IP addressing and deal with DNS
IPv6 offers several ways that aren’t possible in IPv4 to assign IP addresses, and DNS set-up has differences as well.

What to know about Azure Arc’s hybrid-cloud server management
Microsoft is trying to make good on its commitment to managing not only assets in Azure cloud but on customer premises and in other providers' clouds.