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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.



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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.

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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.

| Analysis | Virtualization | 03/30/09 at 10:44 am |


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