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Microsoft delivers Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

Microsoft shipped the free version of its second-generation hypervisor virtualization platform, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 , and if you look over the docs, you’ll see that this thing is vastly improved compared to the first version. In fact, it appears to pick up the most important capabilities and functionality...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-31-2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate availability

I wasn't aware that Microsoft had released this info to the public, but they have. :) So now I can talk about it… The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will be made available to MSDN and Technet subscribers on April 30, 2009 . The public release of the Windows 7 RC will begin May 5 , as previously...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-26-2009
Linux Integration Components for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Looks like Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V so that it can work more efficiently with Linux guest OSes. Brief Description A set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper-V. Overview When installed in a supported Linux...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-11-2009
Microsoft Releases System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 Beta

From Microsoft: Today, Microsoft announced the beta availability of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (SCVMM). The R2 beta release is a comprehensive solution for managing virtualized infrastructure running on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, Virtual Server 2005 R2 and VMware ESX through...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-16-2009
Microsoft RTMs Virtual Machine Manager 2008

From Zane Adam , Director of Virtualization Strategy at Microsoft: I’m writing today to announce the exciting news that we’ve released to manufacturing (RTM’d) System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and to talk a bit about its critical role in the broad set of virtualization offerings from Microsoft...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-21-2008
Optiplex 755 as a server

Someone asked me this morning if I had posted any photos of the Dell Optiplex 755 I purchased recently … So there they are. I took these the day it arrived but forgot to post them. Hey, it’s been busy :) So far so good. I’ve really loaded it down with virtual machines and the thing is rock-solid and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-07-2008
MDOP 2008 R2 now available

Microsoft’s centralized desktop management tool has been updated to R2 and is now available to SA customers: Just a week after my colleague Shanen Boettcher wrote about virtualization and its role in the Optimized Desktop, specifically announcing the RTM of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, commonly...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-06-2008
The great virtualization experiment

I just purchased a Dell Optiplex 755 PC to use as a server in my home environment. This was necessitated by a few things, including the need to test Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (see my recent screenshot gallery ), Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Small Business Server 2008, and Essential Business Server...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-04-2008
The Growing Case for Virtualization

Microsoft PressPass publishes a nice Q&A with virtualization strategist Mike Neil . A few key passages: On virtualization management Virtualization is about more than the hypervisor; it’s also about management software, and that’s where vendors differentiate themselves. Microsoft’s...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Here comes free Hyper-V Server 2008

I'm in the Redmond area this week and this morning I'll be attending a Microsoft virtualization launch event. Part of the announcements today include the upcoming release of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, which shouldn't be confused with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the feature of Windows...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-08-2008

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