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Microsoft Hyper V and Virtual Server
VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V: Which is cheaper?
They’re time-honored questions: Is Hyper-V cheaper than vSphere? Does vSphere still have more advanced features? The answers may surprise you. Continue Reading
Top five Hyper-V 3.0 features that will excite IT pros
New Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 features will streamline virtualization tasks and make things easier on IT pros. Here are the ones you should get excited for. Continue Reading
Virtualization 2012: Hyper-V 3 vs. vSphere 5 showdown looms
If Hyper-V 3 comes to market as expected by the end of this year, users say it will give VMware’s vSphere 5 a run for its money -- literally. Continue Reading
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Hyper-V management tools: What VMware admins need to know
Hyper-V management tools, from Microsoft and its partners, are the crux of the virtualization platform. VMware admins should master these. Continue Reading
Grasping application memory requirements to optimize Dynamic Memory
Before configuring Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, you need to know your application memory requirements. Vendor support can affect Dynamic Memory’s settings. Continue Reading
Interview with VMware CIO Mark Egan: Acquisitions, apps and cloud
In this episode of This Week in Virtualization, VMware CIO Mark Egan talks cloud and Microsoft; plus, a preview of Citrix Synergy 2011 and news from Microsoft TechEd.Continue Reading
Hyper-V vs. VMware guide
This Hyper-V vs. VMware edition of our Virtualization School series will help you compare the two most popular platforms in the server virtualization market.Continue Reading
Cross-platform virtualization management tools: Sharing is caring
Virtualization management tools tend to stick with their virtualization vendors. They’re not easy to use in multiple platforms, but some can perform a few cross-platform tasks.Continue Reading
Hyper-V vs. VMware evolves with new releases
Microsoft released the Hyper-V R2 SP1 beta and VMware launched vSphere 4.1 in the same week, kicking off the latest round in the fight for server virtualization market supremacy.Continue Reading
Guest operating system support and Microsoft's conflict of interest
Limited guest operating system support highlights Microsoft's tricky balancing act: functioning as an operating system vendor and a virtualization vendor.Continue Reading
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Virsto Hyper-V storage tool shows promise
Virsto Software announced its new Hyper-V storage tool this week. Plus: A new iSCSI SAN hits the virtualization market, and VMware teams up with Mitel on virtual VoIP.Continue Reading
Microsoft server virtualization products make waves in 2009
Hyper-V R2 changed the dynamics of the market this year. Find out what 2010 holds in store for Microsoft server virtualization and get a recap of the top news stories of 2009.Continue Reading
Microsoft release offline virtual machine servicing tool 2.1
Microsoft has released an update to its OVMST.Continue Reading
Microsoft Hyper-V R2 vs. VMware at Worldwide Partner Conference 2009
Microsoft partners discuss the Hyper-V vs. VMware battle in this edition of This Week in Virtualization, recorded at the Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans.Continue Reading
VMware cuts free ESXi hypervisor support, fuels battle vs. Hyper-V
Between its controversial ESXi support policy and the impending release of Microsoft Hyper-V R2, is VMware in trouble?Continue Reading