I was just reading about the new SMB 3.0 features that will be released with Server 2012 and Windows 8. One of the features that really has me intrigued is the new SMB Multichannel. SMB Multichannel ...

RDMA networking has enabled high-performance computing for years, but Windows Server 2012 R2 with SMB Direct is bringing it to the mainstream. File-based storage has grown tremendously over the last ...

This will be the first demonstration of Chelsio's T5 40G storage technology — a converged interconnect solution that simultaneously supports all of the networking, cluster and storage protocols.

As storage changes, Microsoft has kept up with its latest offerings. See how fast it can be with this hands-on test. When Microsoft decided to create its own software-defined storage (SDS) stack, ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build for people in the Windows Server Insider Program with the build number 25997. It adds SMB over QUIC in the Datacenter and Standard editions.

I am trying to find a decent way to help my Mac-using colleagues have a seamless, Windows-like experience connecting to our Windows Server 2012 file server(s). As background: the WS2012 file shares ...

SMB over QUIC in Windows Server: What you need to know Your email has been sent Change is afoot: The internet is moving away from the venerable TCP protocol that’s been its foundation since the very ...

Proof-of-concept code for a zero-day in the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol that affects several Windows versions has been published online today, sending sysadmins into a frenzy to protect ...

File-based storage has grown tremendously over the last several years, far outpacing block storage, even as both grow at double-digit rates. Cloud datacenters are deploying file-based protocols at an ...

When Microsoft decided to create its own software-defined storage (SDS) stack, first released in Windows Server 2012, it had a good look at the existing offerings in the market. The staple of ...