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 ...

First introduced in Windows Server 2012 as an easy-to-configure, virtualization-based disaster recovery (DR) solution, Hyper-V Replica is now an integral part of DR in many businesses, small and large ...

EDIT: To be very clear, this is not supported by Microsoft. As indicated by the responses below, this is also not the recommended way of doing things. Meaning if you have the resources available to ...

The Hyper-V replica feature is primarily thought of as a protective mechanism for organizations that lack the budget for a full-blown Hyper-V server. The replica feature maintains a nearly up-to-date ...

One of the best features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V for protecting your virtual machines is the replication feature. The replication feature allows virtual machines (and individual virtual hard ...

I'm taking a couple weeks off before the busiest part of Microsoft's 2012 kicks into full gear. But never fear: The Microsoft watching will go on while I'm gone. I've asked a few illustrious members ...