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How to extend a linux virtual machine partition in Hyper-V

Posted May 31, 2013 - 8:00 am

Loading up virtual machines is an easy to accomplish task, but configuring them properly is an ongoing balancing act. It’s very likely that in a virtualized environment you will over/under provision resources to a VM. When it comes to shrinking or expanding a virtual hard disk things get a little complicated.
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Choosing a virtualization strategy for general purpose web hosting

Posted May 24, 2013 - 8:00 am

The concept behind server virtualization is simple - you have a powerful piece of hardware that no single application or service can fully utilize, so you allocate many smaller servers (virtual machines) to run simultaneously on a single device.
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Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:03 pm

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualization features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end
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Review: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap

Posted April 30, 2013 - 1:56 pm

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization clusters
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'Good enough' Microsoft Hyper-V starts turning more heads

Posted April 23, 2013 - 2:07 pm

About three years ago Embotics jumped into developing support in its private cloud management platform for Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor, hopeful that the VMware virtualization challenger would take off. When that takeoff initially stalled, Embotics curtailed its Hyper-V work to focus resources elsewhere.
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NEC rolls out OpenFlow for Microsoft Hyper-V

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:08 pm

NEC this week unveiled a virtual switch for Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hypervisor which is designed to bring OpenFlow-based software-defined networking and network virtualization to those Microsoft environments.
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Red Hat takes the wraps off RHEL 5.9

Posted January 10, 2013 - 11:03 am

Red Hat on Tuesday announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9, a new update to the company's popular open source enterprise platform.
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5 excellent uses of Windows 8 Hyper-V

Posted December 5, 2012 - 10:41 am

Windows 8's bare-metal virtualization layer is a great way to create an app sandbox, run a test machine, launch a VHD appliance, and more
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Microsoft targets virtualization with Windows 8/Windows Server combo

Posted October 24, 2012 - 2:57 pm

Much of the attention being paid to this week's Windows 8 launch focuses on the new Metro-style interface and the fact that Microsoft is extending its desktop OS to tablets and smartphones. But for enterprises, the real story is the way Microsoft has integrated Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and the Hyper-V hypervisor to create an unmatched system for running virtualized environments.
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Financial firm replaces Microsoft with VMware virtualization technology

Posted September 5, 2012 - 9:15 pm

From the moment he walked in the door at BancVue in December 2010, Sunny Nair knew he wanted to move the financial services software company from Microsoft's Hyper-V to VMware's virtualization technology.
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20 free Microsoft tools that you should know about, but probably don't

Posted June 26, 2012 - 4:19 pm

Tips and tricks direct from TechEd Europe
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Microsoft developing Hyper-V support for OpenStack

Posted June 10, 2012 - 7:19 am

Microsoft is attempting to reintegrate support for Hyper-V back into OpenStack, months after the open source cloud-building project dropped support for the hypervisor in its latest release.
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Virtualization wars: VMware vs. Hyper-V vs. XenServer vs. KVM

Posted November 2, 2011 - 6:33 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 - 1:40 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 - 6:09 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 - 6:01 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 - 4:01 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 - 11:30 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 - 6:30 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 - 12:14 pm

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 - 11:45 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 - 9:18 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 - 10:09 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 - 11:15 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 - 8:00 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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