When connected to a Windows Server 2022 system, simply go to the Files and file sharing menu item, pick File shares, and then add Compress data to existing or new shares.

Unless I am mistaken you are stuck with shared storage for a File Server Cluster, even in Windows 2008R2. If/When MS brings a share-nothing generalized clustering solution, I will be all over it ...

I'm building a VM file server and have the option of any flavor of Windows server. 2003 Data Center marketing said it had features that made making a it a file server more beneficial than Standard.

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 4. The File Server Resource Manager includes several built-in file groups, but you can create your own or modify the existing groups to meet your needs.

SMB over QUIC was introduced in Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition, providing what can best be thought of as a file transfer-specific VPN between on-premises servers and Azure, working over the ...

Now, you need to click on the ‘Next’ button until you reach the Server Roles tab. Tick File and Storage Services, expand it, and finally, tick DFS Namespace and DFS Replication. Click on Next.

Request access. There’s no nice way to say it: File sharing to Windows Server on macOS is a half-baked solution at best.