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How we tested the virtualization products

We used the same host platform, an HP DL580 G5 (four-socket, 16-core Intel Xeon CPUs) server – for the qualitative portion of this test as we did in the quantitative portion of our test published earlier this month.

The virtual winner: VMware's ESX KOs a roughly built Hyper-V package

When the dust settled in the lab after two long months of testing Microsoft’s Hyper-V and VMware’s ESX in the areas of performance, compatibility, management and security, it all boiled down to two issues: experience and religion.

By Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen | 03 October, 2008 10:33

Tags: Microsoft, VMware