Although Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V introduced an overwhelming number of new features, Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduces even more. With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft did a good job of ...

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Preview editions of Hyper-V 2012 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 pick up where the strong initial releases left off Hyper-V 3.0 was perhaps the shiniest of the shining-star ...

Microsoft released a beta version of Windows Hyper-V Server with drivers that enable the open source FreeBSD 8.2 server operating system to run in a virtual machine. The beta isn't intended for use in ...

Lately, I have been hard at work on my next book which will discuss VMware-to-Hyper-V migrations. The writing has kept me so busy that I haven't had a chance to weigh in on the new Hyper-V preview.

Cisco is collaborating with Microsoft to bring its virtual switch to Hyper-V next year when Windows Server 8 is released. While Cisco’s Nexus 1000V distributed virtual switch already supports VMware ...

Companies of all sizes are looking to virtualization as a seemingly game-changing scenario. Server consolidation, energy efficiency, increased capacity, and simpler management and deployment are all ...

Just two months after the release Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (formerly codenamed Viridian) RC0, the RC1 build has hit the Microsoft Download Center. The RC1 releases will be available as optional ...

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - June 14, 2013) - Iron Networks announced last week at the Microsoft TechEd North America 2013 conference in New Orleans, the development of the MNV Network Virtualization ...

European admins look forward to new capabilities in Windows Server 2012 and high-end features in the free version of Hyper-V 3.0, such as shared-nothing live migration. Hyper-V 3.0 will also include ...

I'm taking a couple weeks off before the busiest part of Microsoft's 2012 kicks into full gear. But never fear: The Microsoft watching will go on while I'm gone. I've asked a few illustrious members ...

As those dissecting leaked Windows 8 leaked builds discovered months ago, Microsoft's hypervisor is part of Windows 8 client, and not just server. On September 7, Microsoft acknowledged this fact ...