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VirtualBox

I must somewhat sheepishly admit that I'd never heard of Sun's VirtualBox virtualization solution, but a few people recommended it today on Twitter so I thought I'd give it a look. What I see looks promising. On Windows (client), there are two traditional virtualization solutions that most...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-05-2008
Microsoft updates the optimized desktop

This is a big deal if you're deploying Windows to multiple desktops: Microsoft has completed work on Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 (formerly SoftGrid) and has made some surprisingly forward-looking licensing changes. It's all explained in the MDOP (Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-03-2008
VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 now available

VMWare Fusion is my favorite virtualization solution for the Mac, and if you’re looking for a way to run Windows on such a machine, this is the best way to do so. And it’s getting better : The VMware Fusion team is proud to announce VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 . This latest public beta, a free download...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-31-2008
FY09 Strategic Update

Only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could send such an important message out and give it a subject line that boring. But you'll want to read this one. I've highlighted some bits I feel are particularly interesting. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft–All Employees...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-25-2008
HyperVoria launches

Steven Bink has launched his new Web site, HyperVoria : Welcome to HyperVoria! This is a new website with forums dedicated to Microsoft Hyper-V Technologies. We collect news, tips, guides about Hyper-V and publish parts with links on the main page. The Hyper-V Forums will be the meeting point discussing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-10-2008
The return of Paul Maritz, the Microsoft menace

Yikes. This is easily the most insightful column I've seen yet regarding VMWare's recent blockbuster move: They've unloaded CEO Diane Greene, who was admittedly a very nice person, and hired ex-Microsoft exec Paul Maritz to replace her. Anyone who thought that Microsoft was just going to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-08-2008
Windows Client TechCenter

Via email: With TechEd happening in Orlando this week, Microsoft’s focus will be on IT Professionals. We wanted to provide you with an early glimpse into new work the Windows Team has done to make resources more discoverable for IT Pros. Specifically, Microsoft is launching the new Windows...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-09-2008
Windows 7's support of VHD is all about backwards compatibility

I've been writing a lot about this topic lately (for example: Here and here ), so I'm kind of surprised that Long's post about VHD (Virtual PC/Virtual Server/Hyper-V Virtual Hard Drive) support in Windows 7 doesn't mention the all-so-crucial point of why this is happening. Which is that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-26-2008
Windows Optimized Desktop

Shanen Boettcher, Microsoft general manager of Windows product management for the enterprise, provides an update via the Windows Vista blog about the company's recent gains with a stealth set of tools that are already transforming how businesses deploy and manage Windows desktops. What he's tip...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-23-2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1

From Microsoft via email: Microsoft is officially announcing the release of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Release Candidate 1 (RC1), the hypervisor-based server virtualization technology. RC1 is a feature complete beta, and while there are no major build updates the announcement includes: Support for additional...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-20-2008

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