I have a Exchange 2010 and SPS 2010 farm running in the environment which has 3 AD DCs. 2 DCs are on Win2K3 and only 1 DC is running on Win2K8 (not R2). The Win2K8 DC has to be taken out of service.

Managing a data decommissioning policy is a systematic approach to managing the series of steps through which IT assets must go at end-of-life. These policies are important, as records allow companies ...

I am just curious as to if you commission your servers in a formal process what is your process for formal decommission?<BR><BR>Our current retirement process is a long drawn out process of change ...

“Not all data center operations actively track the amount of energy use attributable to servers that aren't engaged in productive work, but the amount of energy and money wasted on non-productive ...

Decommissioning a redundant facility is a harder task than shutting down a standalone operation. Learn the appropriate steps to take to get the job done safely and reliably. Image: Getty ...

Microsoft reminded today that Exchange 2016 will reach the end of extended support next year on October 14 and shared guidance for admins who need to decommission outdated servers. Exchange 2016 ...

Decommissioning a data center is lot more complicated than shutting down servers and switches. Here’s what you should keep in mind. About the only thing harder than building a data center is ...