The Windows 8 companion app, along with an updated Windows phone app for monitoring Windows Server 2012 Essentials, will be coming "in the next few weeks," according to Microsoft's blog.

Microsoft also added Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support as "Windows Server 2012 Essentials supports turning on the DHCP role and setting a static IP address for the server," according ...

Pop Quiz Pop Quiz: Monitoring Windows Server 2012 R2 Health Applies to the "Manage and maintain a desktop infrastructure" objective of Exam 70-415. By Andy Barkl 01/27/2015 ...

Windows Server 2012 remote monitoring is simplicity itself. In previous versions it was possible to set up event subscriptions to see historical activity and even take action based on such activity.