Software start-up develops speedier access to data
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.
Partnering with Microsoft, Citrix deploys Hyper-V virtualization to ease disaster recovery tasks
Citrix has developed disaster recovery software that uses Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology to help automate and speed the recovery process.
A new release of Microsoft's virtualization software helps it close the feature gap with market-leader 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.
But Microsoft's next virtualization release will close the gap with its rivals
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.
Linux on Hyper-V opens up new virtualization opportunities
Microsoft's historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft's rival VMware.
Coming soon: Live migration of virtual machines, host server clustering
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.
The company feels the boost from low-end server sales outweighs the risk of cannibalizing other sales
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.
Microsoft virtualization management tools also rising to surface
Microsoft Tuesday opened its annual management confab saying it would ship the next version of Operations Manager by the end of June and laying out its efforts to manage data centers and virtualized environments.
Integration package features virtualization, Windows Server 2008 backing, and an adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite
Microsoft will ship on Monday BizTalk Server 2009, an upgrade to its system integration software featuring virtualization and backing for recent software packages like Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.
Virtualization leader still refuses to support competing hypervisors
VMware promises new levels of flexibility in the data center with vSphere, its cloud operating system, but is still promoting vendor lock-in by refusing to support competing virtualization products.
Management complexity of business continuity significantly reduced
Human resources consulting firm Chandler Macleod Group has revitalised its IT operations by using virtualisation to build virtual disaster recovery and consolidate its server infrastructure.
It all needs hardware to run anyway
The battle for the virtual data centre has begun and Microsoft is making its presence felt by snatching market share from its arch-rival VMware with some recent customer deployments of its Hyper-V virtualisation hypervisor, but VMware continues to defend its turf amid the onslaught of new competition.
Microsoft Wednesday released a free, low-footprint version of its Hyper-V virtualization software.
Following a similar move by VMware in August, Microsoft Wednesday released a free, low-footprint version of its Hyper-V virtualization software as it continues to chase the virtualization leader.
Company’s VMware server security suite gets 50 percent discount
In a bid to make it attractive to deploy its security software in virtual machine environments, McAfee Monday disclosed a cut-rate pricing strategy for its server-based software products when used on VMware ESX servers.
Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will run as a guest operating system on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
Microsoft and Novell Thursday released a virtualization bundle that represents the pair's first fully supported joint product since their historic interoperability partnership was forged in 2006.
