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  VMTurbo upgrade supports the three major virtualization platforms

  VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.

  By Tim Greene | 02 February, 2012 02:25

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, education, hardware systems, hyper-v, industry verticals, Microsoft, Virtualization, VMTurbo, VMware, xenserver

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  What's next with hypervisors?

  The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools and the latter are often pressed into service in different ways, say nothing of the fact that the whole market is evolving quickly.

  By John Dix | 13 December, 2011 22:28

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, hyper-v, hypervisor, IBM, IDC, kvm, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, oracle, Red Hat, software, Virtualization, VMware, xen, xenserver

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  Microsoft claims Hyper-V will leapfrog VMware

  After years of playing catch-up to VMware the upcoming version of Hyper-V is wowing the Microsoft faithful with unique new features -- and gaining the attention of VMware users, too, one consultant says.

  By Julie Bort | 28 October, 2011 04:40

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, hyper-v, Microsoft, software, Virtualization, VMware

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  Cloud still too dark for legal information

  Moving proprietary legal information to public cloud services is too risky for one services firm, which believes many unanswered questions about how the data is managed remain.

  By Rodney Gedda | 16 August, 2010 12:45

  Tags: asset management, cloud computing, dell, hyper-v, kace, legal, privacy, private clouds, security

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  WA Roads drives Hyper-V into production

  A year after betting on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation platform, Main Roads Western Australia is looking to consolidate its server infrastructure and exploit better disaster recovery.

  By Rodney Gedda | 29 July, 2010 10:55

  Tags: hyper-v, main roads western australia, private clouds, virtualisation, VMware

• Microsoft partner tackles storage problems in virtual data centers

  A storage start-up called Virsto Software has developed a Microsoft Hyper-V add-on that speeds up access to data in virtualized data centers.

  By Jon Brodkin | 18 February, 2010 05:36

  Tags: hyper-v, Microsoft, storage virtualisation

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  Citrix debuts disaster recovery app

  Citrix has developed disaster recovery software that uses Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology to help automate and speed the recovery process.

  By Joab Jackson | 16 December, 2009 07:12

  Tags: Citrix, disaster recovery, hyper-v, virtualisation

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  With Hyper-V R2, Microsoft sets its sights on VMware

  Competition between VMware and Microsoft got a little tighter on Thursday with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, which includes a major update to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software.

  By Sumner Lemon and James Niccolai | 23 October, 2009 14:21

  Tags: hyper-v, Microsoft, VMware, windows server, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2

• Microsoft Hyper-V still a work in progress, group says

  Windows Server 2008 R2 will help Microsoft narrow the feature gap with virtualization products from VMware and Citrix Systems, but its new Hyper-V software still won't be "production-ready" for most enterprise applications, according to Burton Group.

  By James Niccolai | 02 September, 2009 13:27

  Tags: hyper-v, Microsoft, virtualisation

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  Microsoft Linux move puts pressure on VMware

  Microsoft's historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft's rival VMware.

  By Jon Brodkin | 21 July, 2009 07:59

  Tags: hyper-v, Linux, VMware

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  Citrix releases free XenServer 5.5, new community portal

  Citrix Systems has announced the availability of Citrix XenServer 5.5, a free server virtualisation hypervisor based on the open source Xen project.

  By Rodney Gedda | 19 June, 2009 09:18

  Tags: Citrix, hyper-v, virtualisation, xen, xenserver

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  NSW Electoral Commission goes Hyper-V over VMware

  The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has selected Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform over the more mature VMware for its server consolidation project.

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 May, 2009 10:32

  Tags: hyper-v, hypervisors, licensing, Microsoft, NSW Electoral Commission, VMware, windows server 2008, virtualisation

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  Xen 3.4.0 released with more client device, Hyper-V integration

  Xen, the de facto virtualization hypervisor for Linux and the basis of Citrix's commercial products, has reached version 3.4.0 bringing improved support for client devices, integration with Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor, better reliability and power management, and many CPU-level big fixes.

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 May, 2009 08:34

  Tags: Citrix, hyper-v, hypervisors, xen, virtualisation

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  Microsoft to offer more goodies in free Hyper-V Server update

  Ratcheting up the competition with virtualization market leader VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp. will include a number of advanced features in its upcoming free server hypervisor software.

  By Eric Lai | 13 May, 2009 07:27

  Tags: hyper-v, Microsoft, virtualisation, virtual machine

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  Microsoft runs cannibalization risk with low-end server push

  Microsoft runs the risk of cannibalizing some server sales with the release of Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition, a low-end version of the server operating system that will ship installed on servers that cost as little as US$500. But the potential boost of expanding the market for low-end servers outweighs the risk of losing some sales of more expensive versions of the operating system, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.

  By Sumner Lemon | 01 May, 2009 05:48

  Tags: hyper-v, Microsoft, windows server 2008