The System Center 2012 release candidate makes a very clear statement: Microsoft is ready to seize the private cloud market from VMware.
2012 just might be the year the sun gets a chance to set on VMware's empire of server virtualization hegemony.
Server virtualization continued to make inroads in 2011. From the Open Virtualization Alliance to the vSphere 5 hypervisor to the quarterly V-Index, here are the highs and lows.
Hyper-V may not be today's virtualization market leader, but don't count on it to play second fiddle forever. The virtualization platform is catching up fast, and its low price point makes it an increasingly easier sell.
Microsoft tends to get things right with version 3 of its products, and with Hyper-V 3, this looks to be the case once again. When Server 8 comes out, Microsoft will have a serious server virtualization platform on its hands that will do everything most companies need.
When it comes to server virtualization pricing, it seems each vendor has chosen a different fruit. How do you compare pricing when structures vary from per-server or per-processor, or are based on VM usage, bundled guest OS licenses or combinations of all of these?
With the release Windows 8, end users will be mere mouse clicks away from launching Hyper-V-based virtual machines.
Microsoft knocks VMware's virtualization strategy. Some of it rings true but it doesn't seem to matter. Is this a sign of Microsoft becoming less relevant?
Per-CPU socket pricing, vRAM entitlements and pooling -- with VMware's latest pricing schema, figuring out the costs of virtualization is trickier than ever.
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server virtualization, Hyper-V, vSphere, VMware
Getting data on virtualization technology is now easier than ever. A quarterly industry survey of 500 enterprises called the V-Index has just been launched, and the results are simultaneously expected and surprising.
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server virtualization, Hyper-V, Veeam, virtualization technology, VMware
The initial beta of Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 was released to the MSDN community two months ago. We step through our user experience with and provide some tips to get things working optimally.
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server virtualization, Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hyper-V
Microsoft released a first beta of its upcoming System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 product to the MSDN community in early May. We took it out for a spin, and here's what we found.
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Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Hyper-V, server virtualization
Virtualization plays an ever more important role in Microsoft's long-term plan. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 each brought a number of new features to the virtualization table from their respective sides, and the virtualization offerings don't stop there.
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TechEd, Microsoft, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, virtualization
Microsoft now supports CentOS as a guest OS on Hyper-V. With support already
in place for there for Suse Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, why is Microsoft fishing in a smaller pond?
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Hyper-V, server virtualization, CentOS, Windows Server 2008 R2
Sure, it's a lot less expensive, but is there a technological reason to choose the Linux leader over the virtualization kingpins? Navin Thadani thinks so and explains why.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Hyper-V, server virtualization, VMware, Microsoft
A recent survey of x86 virtualization penetration shows few enterprises exceeding 50 percent and many running into SLA issues.
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Hyper-V, VMware, virtual server, sla, server virtualization
NEC's FT Express5800 can now run Hyper-V, providing a new fault-tolerant virtualization environment for Windows shops. Can virtualized mission-critical apps be far behind?
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Hyper-V, server virtualization, Fault Tolerant, VMware, NEC
The company is touting engineering giant CH2M Hill as its latest example of how the Hyper-V virtualization platform is beating out VMware.
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VMware, Hyper-V, server virtualization
New release of Microsoft's self-service portal aims to improve data center administrators' ability to quickly provision virtual machines for internal customers.
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Microsoft, virtual machine, Hyper-V, server virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager
High availability has been a core component of Microsoft's growth as an enterprise player. Virtualization and the addition of Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2 are now key to this strategy. Learn how Live Migration can ensure your Windows Server 2008 install stays up and running.
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Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, high availability, server virtualization
Linux Integration Services 2.1 for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 is now available free of charge from the Microsoft Download Center.
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Hyper-V, virtualization, Microsoft, Linux Integration Services
Live migration enables virtual machines (VMs) to be moved between Hyper-V hosts with no downtime.
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Hyper-V, virtualization technologies, virtualization, migration
Virtually Speaking: It's accolades all around for VMware, even
from Microsoft users.
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Microsoft, VMware, TechEd, Hyper-V, server virtualization
The company's new tools can help make companies make the transition to a virtualized infrastructure much easier.
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virtualization, Hyper-V, virtual
Sanbolic Melio 2010 integrates easily with Windows Server Hyper-V virtualization and System Center Management components.
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Hyper-V, server, server virtualization
The software performs a single application-aware snapshot spanning the entire host machine and an unlimited number of guest machines in a Hyper-V environment.
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virtual machine, Hyper-V, backup, virtual server
The VM6 VMex 2.1 suite automates management of virtual servers based in Hyper-V virtual machine software.
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server tools, Hyper-V, virtual machine
Microsoft announces the release candidate (RC) version of the integration services.
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Linux integration, Hyper-V, virtualization
Quest Software has announced a new release of vWorkspace that offers functionality enhancements, including Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services.
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virtualization, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2, Remote Desktop
Virtually Speaking: Does the virtualization technology behind VM6 VMex have what it takes to win over the most resource-constrained SMBs?
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SMB, virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008, virtualization technologies, Hyper-V
Start-up Abiquo combines open-source software with cloud computing expertise.
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Hyper-V, Cloud, Abiquo, virtualization, VMware
VKernel offers system management virtual appliances for VMware ESX Server and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
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Hyper-V, virtual machine, VMware, VMware ESX Server, server tools
Authorization Manger makes secure server virtualization more than a pipe dream. These best practices show you the two best ways to secure Hyper-V Server and virtual machines using Authorization Manager.
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server virtualization, virtual, security, Microsoft, Hyper-V
Citrix is best known for XenApp but industry analysts say Citrix is playing catch-up.
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XenServer, Citrix, Hyper-V, VMware, virtualization
Red Hat is laying the groundwork to beef up its virtual machine management software so it can compete with VMware on more equal footing in the future.
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VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, virtual machine management, Red Hat
Gartner says recession-battered companies will hold server virtualization adoption steady in 2010, but that prediction could be proved wrong.
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Microsoft, Hyper-V, VMware, Servers & Services, virtualization
Are your Hyper-V virtual machines secure? Learn how to secure them using Authorization Manager.
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Hyper-V, Microsoft, virtualization, Windows Server 2008
When deploying virtualization technologies, key choices must be made to ensure the environment is secure. This article explains how to use Authorization Manager to make Hyper-V as secure as it can be.
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Hyper-V, security, virtual, operating system, Windows Server 2008
Virtually Speaking: With the OS and hypervisor converging, the phrase 'heterogeneous data center' may soon have new meaning.
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Hyper-V, Linux, virtualization, OS, VMware
Virtually Speaking: The competition is crying foul over VMware's exhibit hall policies, but there has been no shortage of news out of San Jose this week. Starting with VMware itself.
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VMware, virtualization, Xen, VMworld, Hyper-V
Virtually Speaking: Microsoft claims a 24-point increase in Hyper-V penetration, but exactly what and how it's measuring is unclear. VMware, meanwhile, may be suiting up to grow its high-end base.
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Microsoft, SMB, VMware, hypervisor, Hyper-V
The free version of Citrix's application is designed to simplify storage management in Microsoft-based virtual environments.
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Citrix, Hyper-V, virtualization, hypervisor
Virtually Speaking: As 2009 hits the halfway mark, virtualization seems tied with Twitter in popularity. For virtualization, however, the business value is more clear.
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virtualization, Hyper-V, Xen, VMware, Twitter
Virtually Speaking: Remember the Unix wars of 20 years ago? Brace yourself for the next big one: the virtualization wars.
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Xen, Hyper-V, virtualization, Citrix, VMware
Virtually Speaking: Citrix kicks off Synergy 2009 with a treasure trove of announcements aimed at both the virtual desktop and virtual server. A new version of Citrix Essentials and XenServer has hit the market, but the glam of Citrix Dazzle and Receiver is front and center.
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virtualization, iPhone, Hyper-V, Xen, Citrix
Rivals Microsoft and Xen will be there, but VMworld is VMware's show, so you can expect the current virtualization leader to unveil its latest strategy.
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virtualization, Microsoft, hypervisor, Hyper-V, VMware
