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Virtualization wars: VMware vs. Hyper-V vs. XenServer vs. KVM

Posted November 2, 2011 - 5:33 am

Ten years ago the argument over virtualization would have been a short one because VMware was the only game in town, but that early dominance is now being significantly challenged by Microsoft, Citrix and Red Hat (KVM).
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Microsoft claims Hyper-V will leapfrog VMware

Posted October 27, 2011 - 12:40 pm

After years of playing catch-up to VMware the upcoming version of Hyper-V is wowing the Microsoft faithful with unique new features -- and gaining the attention of VMware users, too, one consultant says.
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NEC to ship OpenFlow switch for Microsoft Windows Server 8 Hyper-V

Posted September 27, 2011 - 5:09 pm

Chalk up another big partnership win for Microsoft's Hyper-V from the world of virtual, programmable switching. NEC's OpenFlow-based network fabric, ProgrammableFlow, will be integrated with Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V when Windows Server 8 becomes available, NEC says.
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Microsoft cracks live migration problem

Posted September 16, 2011 - 5:01 pm

With the next release of Windows Server operating system, Microsoft has conquered one of the thorniest problems in virtualization: moving an operational virtual machine (VM) across a wide area network (WAN).
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Best feature in Windows 8: Potential to take 'PC,' ditch the OS

Posted September 14, 2011 - 3:01 pm

With virtualization, cloud and portability, Microsoft may be building its first actual operating environment focused on the end user, despite years of claiming that's what Windows was.
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Windows Server 8: Highlights of the upcoming server OS

Posted September 14, 2011 - 10:30 am

ITworld got an exclusive first look at Windows Server 8. Highlights of the over 300 new features include some pretty hefty performance improvements and balancing in Hyper-V 3 that's sure to make the virtualization crowd go wild.
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Windows 8 features: Tablet! Cloud! Apps! Smoke, Mirrors, Misdirection!!!

Posted September 14, 2011 - 5:30 am

Microsoft turned the buzz about it from negative to positive during the past weeks with its standby Big New Product Show &ndash debuting an operating system everyone wanted to see because they never had any choice but to buy it. Now, of course, they do. If they remember.
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The dumbest thing VMware has done recently could help customers move to cloud

Posted August 9, 2011 - 11:14 am

VMware's concessions on vSphere 5 prices aren't perfect, but keep incentives that give customers a better grasp of cloud by making them pay according to rules of the fog, not the VM.
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Virtualization shoot-out: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Posted August 9, 2011 - 10:45 am

Microsoft's server virtualization platform pairs good performance with extensive management, at the cost of significant added complexity
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Hyper-V & virtual PCs: How to handle virtual disks

Posted August 8, 2011 - 8:18 am

Which virtual disk format (fixed, dynamic or pass-through) is the right choice for your environment? We've got answers and some great maintenance tips.
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Windows 8 Hyper-V and MinWin: A game changing strategy?

Posted August 3, 2011 - 9:09 am

Microsofts sneaks in Hyper-V 3.0 and a thin-kernel "MinWin" into Windows 8. Here's how it all fits together.
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Cloud passes test with CIOs, who put money where their clouds should be

Posted May 25, 2011 - 10:15 am

A lot of technologies attract interest or pilot projects from big companies. The only techs that stick around are those that make companies willing to hire for the skills to make them work.
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Hyper-V shines spotlight on CentOS, ready soon for 6.0 release

Posted May 18, 2011 - 7:00 am

As Red Hat and other vendors play defense in virtualization, Microsoft's announced support of CentOS on Hyper-V begs the question: when is CentOS 6 coming? Really soon, according to its lead developer.
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Microsoft Hyper-V now supports Linux-based CentOS

Posted May 16, 2011 - 1:47 pm

Microsoft has added support for another Linux server distribution with its Hyper-V virtualization software, its latest move to compete better with virtualization market leader VMware.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Posted April 13, 2011 - 10:26 am

Microsoft's server virtualization platform pairs good performance with extensive management, at the cost of significant added complexity
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Microsoft promises to turn almost any app into SAAS

Posted March 29, 2011 - 1:20 pm

Microsoft said its application virtualization software due later this year will let applications run on its Azure cloud as well as in the data center.
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Microsoft makes Azure a lot more like a (Windows) data center

Posted October 28, 2010 - 5:47 pm

Microsoft's Azure is designed to make it easy to run .NET apps; now you can also launch VMs to run regular apps, too. That may seem like a small change; it's not.
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Open source vendor battles VMware lock-in no one else sees

Posted October 22, 2010 - 11:31 am

Cloud.com built support for Hyper-V into open-source cloud software in response to rebellion from VMware users no one else sees.
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VMware customers cast a wary glance at Microsoft's virtualization tools

Posted September 2, 2010 - 2:50 pm

VMware customers attending VMworld are taking a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software, but say it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware.
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Microsoft flaunts customer dumping VMware

Posted August 26, 2010 - 8:11 pm

Microsoft is touting customer CH2M Hill's plan to dump its VMware deployment in favor of Hyper-V.
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Microsoft Visual Studio users get lab management

Posted August 24, 2010 - 7:14 pm

Technology automates build-deploy-test process and leverages virtualization to enable integrated Hyper-V-based test lab.
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Microsoft vs. VMware: Who's better at disaster recovery?

Posted August 9, 2010 - 8:47 am

Debate has broken out over whether Microsoft's Hyper-V meets enterprise disaster recovery requirements.
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Review: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

Posted March 16, 2010 - 10:09 am

With virtualization taking over the computing world, enterprises everywhere are finding that virtual machines spread across an organization need to be managed as much as their physical computers are. Companies are also figuring out that these virtual machines have special needs and requirements that can multiply very quickly as servers are added, moved, changed or removed.
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Microsoft at last releases famed Red Hat/Linux virtualization drivers

Posted March 3, 2010 - 8:39 pm

Last week, Microsoft released a set of drivers that allow production versions of Red Hat to run on Hyper-V. The drivers, otherwise known as integration components, have some limitations, but they come with the full assurance that both Microsoft and Red Hat will support such an implementation.
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With Hyper-V R2, Microsoft sets its sights on VMware

Posted October 24, 2009 - 8:03 pm

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.
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