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Opinion: Why choose Hyper-V?

Jason Whitaker: Everyone who knows that i keep it no secret, i believe the most significant development to be released from Redmond in the last decade is Hyper V, even though it is in itself a relatively small piece of code, I’m tired of people...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 2:25 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Hyper-V: Secret Handshakes

Glenn Weadock is frustrated that keycombinantions are different: The first issue is how to send the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination to the VM. Surely it's the same as it was in Virtual Server 2005 and Virtual PC 2007 - right-Alt-Del? Ah, but that would be...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 2:09 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

Opinion: VMware, Microsoft Virtualization Pitches Miss the Most Practical Issues

Kevin Fogarty: One of the major drawbacks of Microsoft 's virtualization pitch is the lack of good case histories—examples of companies that have not only picked Hyper-V for their virtualization platform, but are able to talk about how they...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 11:14 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Taking Stock: Microsoft's Virtual Powerplay

Stephen Swoyer: Just how favorably does Microsoft's Hyper-V compare to established products from VMWare, Virtual Iron, and Citrix? Now that Microsoft Corp.'s Hyper-V technology is available (and a standalone Hyper-V Server is said to be imminent...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 11:56 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Redmond Magazine August issue: Hyper-V

Kung-Fu Hypervisor Here's why Microsoft's Hyper-V may become the hypervisor of your choice. Also in this issue: System Center moves Microsoft into the big leagues, product reviews, interview with a hypervisor visionary, and much more. Kung Fu...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 11:54 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Guide, Opinion, Review

Can VMware beat back Microsoft's challenge?

VMware's announcement that it is cutting the price of its ESXi hypervisor from $500 to zero represents a sign that Microsoft's recent entrance into virtualization market with its $28 Hyper-V is already having an impact. "VMware is starting...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 11:40 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

VmwareBlog: ESX 3.5i for Free and the Impact on Hyper-V and the SMB

At the end of the VMware financial call on Tuesday, Paul Maritz (VMware's new CEO) announced that ESXi 3.5 would now be available for free to download from vmware.com. Yesterday the blogosphere and press lit up with articles about the announcement...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 3:15 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Video by FrugalTech: Will You Use Microsoft Hyper-V?

Frugalbrothers: It looks like the market leader VMware is in for some serious competition in the virtualization market. We will soon be testing Hyper-V virtualization software when we build our Windows 2008 Server box. Are you going to try it?

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 12:35 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

Opinion: Hyper-V, 'And now the mother ship has landed'

As I watch the Microsoft marketing engine shift into high gear, and as I read various articles and posts scattered throughout the blogsphere about the recent release of Hyper-V, I can't help but feel like I'm watching the techie version of a drug...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 12:09 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

Clash of the Titans: Microsoft and Sun spar over HYPER-V

When we are talking about tools for ‘A Better Windows World”, there is no way I could avoid talking about Hyper-V. What Hyper-V means to the Windows enterprise I will touch upon in the later weeks. I wanted to however share first what I thought...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 8:46 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Opinion: 'Five Reasons Why VMware Virtualization is Better than Microsoft Hyper-V'

In Bernd Harzog's recent article, Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization: Resistance is Futile (Almost) , an anonymous user posted a very interesting comment detailing five reasons why Microsoft Hyper-V might not be so hard to resist compared to VMware's...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 11:02 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Opinion: 'Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization: Resistance is Futile (Almost)'

here is what I think you should expect in the virtualization market: Microsoft will capture the high volume low price segment of the market by commoditizing it. Commoditizing a market means that you reduce perceived differentiation to zero, so that customers...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 11:00 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Hyping Hyper-V

.....Remember that Hyper-V is an incomplete product. A number of key features, like Live Migration, hot-swap ability, and support for more processors was killed off way back when it was still code named "Viridian." Jayendran affirmed that at...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 10:49 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

OPINION: Microsoft vs. VMware: The Virtualization Battleground Takes Shape

Gregory Ness: Now that Hyper-V is officially shipping you can expect to see a series of new developments in the data center virtualization market. Microsoft appears to be leveraging Hyper-V and virtualization to extend the reach of Server 2008 versus...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 10:49 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

Dispelling the "Microsoft Virtualization is not Ready for 'Prime Time'" Myth...

Chris Steffen from Kroll Factual Data: I want to share some thoughts on what I have heard about Microsoft virtualization in the enterprise data center. I will also be the first to admit that I am not the average user of Microsoft's virtualization...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 10:22 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

OPINION:Kiss VMware's Rump Good-Bye

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computerworld.com: A perfect storm is brewing ahead and, like a fishing captain who doesn't get that a plummeting barometer means stay at port, VMware is persisting in sailing into disaster. Yes, I know, VMware as recently...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 9:35 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Hyper-V Enterprise Ready?

....Indeed, Microsoft's been a player in the virtualization space since February 2004, when it released its first beta of Virtual Server 2004 in hopes that it would get customers to migrate to Windows Server 2003. VMware is squarely in Microsoft's...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 8:33 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

OPINION: Return to the dark side?

Ryan Pothecary: Microsoft’s Virtualisation Strategy concerns me. We’re about to see the release of Hyper-V. Around this release will the usual amount of marketing and razzmatazz that Microsoft usual bring to what is a major release for them...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 9:05 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

Citrix’s “Kensho” Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-V

Citrix will ship in the third quarter a technical preview of Open Virtual Machine format tools that will allow developers and IT pros to create virtual, portable application workloads that run on XenServer and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Oh...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 7:30 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Microsoft Hyper-V - A shot in the arm for virtualization adoption?

Here are some of the reasons why we believe that Microsoft will be able to make a dent on virtualization adoption — (a) Easy deployability/installation and user familiarity with the Microsoft products (b) Low TCO (c) Ubiquitous access to resources...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 8:34 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

VMware certain it won't be 'another Netscape'

CALIFORNIA's VMware, which dominates the market for server virtualisation software, is confident it won't suffer the fate of so many technology pioneers before it and be sidelined or see its market commoditised by Microsoft. Microsoft belatedly...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 11:11 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

OPINION: Hyper-V: why you do not want it

Arjan Koole, Kluner.net: This article will explain Hyper-V, and why it’s a very poor choice for virtualisation indeed. About Hyper-V Hyper-V is Microsoft’s implementation of a so called ‘hypervisor’. A hypervisor is a technology...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 11:06 AM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

Opinion: Virtually Speaking: All Eyes on Hyper-V

Amy Newman at Serverwatch.com: Get the champagne out of the cooler, rev up the servers, Hyper-V has arrived. If you didn't break out in jubilation from the news, take heart. The general response from this vantage point was muted. So muted in fact...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2008 9:25 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

OPINION: Why (or why not) switch from VMware to Hyper-V?

Now that Microsoft has finally delivered Hyper-V, everyone is waiting to see how many VMware shops will make the switch. Are there any compelling reasons for a company that already has a large investment in VMware products to switch to another product...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2008 9:20 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion, Competition

OPINION: Hyper-V talk around the virtual water cooler

Now that Microsoft is ready to ship its Hyper-V virtualization platform to market, there has been a lot of talk around the water cooler as to what this really means for the industry and its current players. As an example, the big question being asked...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2008 9:20 PM by Bink

Filed under: Hyper-V, Opinion

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Opinion: Why choose Hyper-V?

Hyper-V: Secret Handshakes

Opinion: VMware, Microsoft Virtualization Pitches Miss the Most Practical Issues

Taking Stock: Microsoft's Virtual Powerplay

Redmond Magazine August issue: Hyper-V

Can VMware beat back Microsoft's challenge?

VmwareBlog: ESX 3.5i for Free and the Impact on Hyper-V and the SMB

Video by FrugalTech: Will You Use Microsoft Hyper-V?

Opinion: Hyper-V, 'And now the mother ship has landed'

Clash of the Titans: Microsoft and Sun spar over HYPER-V

Opinion: 'Five Reasons Why VMware Virtualization is Better than Microsoft Hyper-V'

Opinion: 'Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization: Resistance is Futile (Almost)'

Hyping Hyper-V

OPINION: Microsoft vs. VMware: The Virtualization Battleground Takes Shape

Dispelling the "Microsoft Virtualization is not Ready for 'Prime Time'" Myth...

OPINION:Kiss VMware's Rump Good-Bye

Hyper-V Enterprise Ready?

OPINION: Return to the dark side?

Citrix’s “Kensho” Open Virtual Format tools will drive hypervisor interoperability, Microsoft Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V - A shot in the arm for virtualization adoption?

VMware certain it won't be 'another Netscape'

OPINION: Hyper-V: why you do not want it

Opinion: Virtually Speaking: All Eyes on Hyper-V

OPINION: Why (or why not) switch from VMware to Hyper-V?

OPINION: Hyper-V talk around the virtual water cooler