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Let us not forget Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has RTM'ed
We should not forget that with a new version of Windows Server comes an updated Hyper-V (Hyper-V Server 2008 R2), this brings a wealth of new functionality and gives VMware's equivalent a real kicking! "Market dominant VMware has something to...
Posted 30 Jul 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
Hyper-V installation made easy
Did you know Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 has the final release of Hyper-V built-in? Well it does ... Source: here
Posted 17 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
VMware eats humble pie
Update on the Virtualisation debacle: At long last Scott Drummonds from VMware has come to his senses and apologised in the VMware blog post: "I made a bad call. About a month and a half ago, I anonymously posted a YouTube video depicting a controversial...
Posted 11 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
OCS 2007 R2 support under Hyper-V made crystal clear
In case it was not already clear Enda over at the TechNet Ireland Blog has just posted an article on OCS virtualisation-friendly roles. Source: here
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and AMD's 6-core Opteron
Hello, this is Bryon Surace . I’m a senior program manager on the Windows virtualization team at Microsoft. The recent announcement by AMD regarding the 6-core AMD Opteron processor (codenamed ‘Istanbul’) marks another milestone in AMD’s...
Posted 10 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
VMware still keeping alleged Hyper-V crash under wraps
VMware in early May alleged that there was a fault under the hood of Hyper-V, since this statement they have not been playing nice with Microsoft. The Microsoft Virtualisation Team is desperate to address any issues with Hyper-V by means of hotfix etc...
Posted 8 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
VMware Marketing guy continues to look stupid in desperate attempt to slam Hyper-V
Well it just seems to keep heating up in the world of "who has the best hypervisor" (well I know, Hyper-V ehum) and Jeff has made another great post over at the Windows Virtualisation Blog.
Posted 19 May 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
VMware Marketing guy looks stupid in desperate attempt to slam Hyper-V
About a week ago Scott Drummonds from VMware Product Marketing posted an "anonymous" video on YouTube (see below) supposedly exposing an outage on TechNet/MSDN (MS Ops have already confirmed NO OUTAGES experienced as a result of Hyper-V see...
Posted 10 May 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RC available now!
Overview Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 is a stand-alone product that provides a reliable and optimized virtualization solution enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. With the addition of new features such...
Posted 7 May 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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