System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Released!

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Microsoft is pleased to announce the release to manufacturing (RTM) of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 – the next generation of Microsoft’s solution for managing the virtualized infrastructure. A key member of System Center – a centralized, enterprise-class suite of data center management products -- Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 enables customers to configure and deploy new virtual machines and centrally manage physical and virtual infrastructure from one console. New to this version of VMM is multi-vendor virtualization platform support, Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) and enhanced support of “high availability” host clusters, among other new features.

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SCVMM 2008 provides a management solution for the virtualized data center that helps enable centralized management of IT infrastructure, increased server utilization, and dynamic resource optimization across multiple virtualization platforms
 
Highlights of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
  • Support for VMs Running on Windows Server 2008
  • Multi-Vendor Virtualization Platform Support
  • Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)
  • Host Cluster Support for “High Availability” Virtual Machines

Download: SCVMM 2008 – Evaluation

Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Release Notes

  • Check out the new features of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (PDF)

    Find out what’s new in VMM 2008 – the newest member of the System Center suite of server management products.

  • What can VMM 2008 do for you?

    Effective management of virtualized datacenter infrastructure can greatly ease an IT administrator’s workload and improve data center operations. Review the top 10 benefits that VMM 2008 can bring to your company.

  • Download the evaluation version of VMM 2008

    There’s no better way to experience System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 than to try it in your own environment. Try a fully functioning version of VMM 2008 for 180 days for free.

  • Watch the VMM 2008 online demo

    The online demo highlights VMM 2008’s features and technologies and shows administrators how it can streamline the management of IT infrastructure.

  • Read the overview white paper of VMM 2008

    For an in-depth overview of VMM 2008 download the introductory datasheet which covers the features of the product as well as customer use scenarios and typical installation configurations

  • SCVMM 2008 Website: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/virtualmachinemanager/en/us/default.aspx

    Read how Indiana University is implementing Microsoft's virtualization solutions on the Windows Virtualization Blog.  In addition, Fujitsu and Hitachi announced last week that they intend to make bundles of their hardware and VMM 2008 available in the coming months.

    For more on today's news, please visit the Windows Virtualization Team blog.

     

     

    Videos:

    ·         http://edge.technet.com/Media/Desktop-Virtualization-and-Configuration-Manager/

    ·         http://edge.technet.com/Media/Microsofts-Investments-in-Virtualization-and-Cross-Platform-Management/.

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