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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is here, and it includes some patches for RT units. Check out the details, and get your updates!

In this article, I show you how to set up a QNAP NAS unit to handle the ISCI target function for backing up a LaCie 5Big Office+. Read on for details.

Andreas Miceli has released the popular WHS 2011 add-in Advanced Admin Console for Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

Electrongoo have released a new version of Archive Manager (version 2.10) which now supports integrated Microsoft Server Dashboard support for those operating systems using the WSS SDK (e.g. WHS 2011, Server 2012 Essentials, Storage Server 2011 R2, and Small Business Server 2011).

My publisher, O’Reilly, have got a special deal on all books today as part of a Cyber Monday special, and one of those is my Working with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials e-book.

CloudBerry’s WHS add-in, which supports v1, 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 Essentials, has added the ability to store your backup data in Amazon’s Sydney, Australia location, minimizing latency when accessing the data from Australia or New Zealand. Read on for details.

Snoop-De-Doop, the add-in for managing duplicate files for WHS, SBS and Server 2012 Essentials, has been updated to version 1.80. Read on for details.

CloudBerry recently added support for Amazon’s lower-cost Glacier service, but did not support restores, encryption or compression. Good news: they have now added that support! Read on for details.

Martin Rothschink from AxoNet Software GmbH, who is a WHS MVP, has been in touch to announce Lights-Out Mobile for Windows Phone. Read on for details.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials has RTM’s and is now available to those on TechNet or MSDN subscriptions. Read on for details.

Cloudberry Backup now supports Server Essentials 2012. Read on for details.

Martin Rothschink of AxoNet Software GmbH has been in touch to announce Service Pack 3 for Lights-Out, now formally supporting Essentials 2012 and Windows 8. Read on for details.