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With Hyper-V R2, Microsoft sets its sights on VMware

Competition between VMware and Microsoft got a little tighter on Thursday with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, which includes a major update to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software.

posted by ITworld staff | Analysis | Operating systems | Virtualization | Windows | 10/24/09 at 8:03 pm | cloud computing, Hyper-V, VMware, Windows Server 2008


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Microsoft to offer more goodies in free Hyper-V Server update

Ratcheting up the competition with virtualization market leader VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp. will include a number of advanced features in its upcoming free server hypervisor software.

posted by ITworld staff | News | Virtualization | 05/12/09 at 8:16 pm | Hyper-V, Microsoft


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White Paper | Server and data center | Virtualization | Windows | 04/08/09 at 1:12 pm | data center, Dell, Hyper-V, Windows


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VMware Bucks Microsoft's Cheaper is Better Mantra

The conventional wisdom in the admittedly brief tradition of x86-based server virtualization, predicts that when money gets tight, Microsoft does well with its all-but-free Hyper-V, while VMware and its comparatively expensive ESX lose ground.

posted by ITworld staff | Analysis | Virtualization | 03/30/09 at 10:44 am | Hyper-V, VMware, VMware ESX


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Microsoft starts virtualization hype blitz

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Running Hyper-V on a Laptop

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VMware, Microsoft virtualization pitches miss issues

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Working with fixed-size virtual hard disks

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Microsoft to give away Hyper-V software

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Existing customers gravitate to Microsoft Hyper-V

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Microsoft takes on VMware in virtualization

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