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August 2009 - Windows Virtualization Team Blog Windows Virtualization Team Blog

  • Follow us on Twitter and get a chance to win a Zune HD

    I now have the final list of sessions that I will be attending at VMworld. As I noted last time I had a lot of waitlists which it now appears I have not made the cut for most of the sessions. That means I will be at our booth (#2422) almost all of today...
    Published Aug 31 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 833 views, 0 comments
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (Free live migration anyone!) available for download

    We are really excited to announce that Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is available for download here . It’s been a long an exciting journey bringing this product to our customers. The chart below tells it all, we have listened to our customers and have...
    Published Aug 28 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 622 views, 0 comments
  • What you won't see at VMworld 2009 - a demo of SCVMM 2008 R2

    Ordinarily it'd be great news that we RTM'd System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 ahead of schedule, so close to the RTM of WS08 R2 Hyper-V and one week before VMworld conference. You can't beat the timing of it all. And the ~10,000...
    Published Aug 24 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 696 views, 0 comments
  • Hypervisor Footprint Debate Part 3: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V & VMware ESXi 3.5

    In my last two blog posts ( Part 1 & Part 2 ), I started an in depth analysis tackling VMware's claims head on that because their disk footprint is smaller and ESX/ESXi are single purpose hypervisors, they are therefore more secure. If that's...
    Published Aug 17 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 725 views, 0 comments
  • Hypervisor Footprint Debate Part 1 UPDATE: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 & VMware ESXi 3.5

    Virtualization Nation, In my last blog post, I started an in depth analysis tackling VMware’s claims head on that because their disk footprint is smaller and ESX/ESXi are single purpose hypervisors, they are therefore more secure. I read some posts on...
    Published Aug 13 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 669 views, 0 comments
  • CentOS, OpenSUSE & More Linux Distros on Hyper-V R2!

    Virtualization Nation, Just a couple of weeks ago, we surprised a few folks by contributing over 20,000 lines of source code to the Linux kernel under GPL V2 . Here are some quotes from the announcement: Our work in this area is all about providing more...
    Published Aug 10 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 1,517 views, 0 comments
  • Windows 7: Windows XP Mode Release Candidate Now Available

    Virtualization Nation, Just a quick blog in case you missed the big news for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode has hit Release Candidate. Here are some highlights of the new Release Candidate: New Features in Windows XP Mode RC Based on feedback from the Windows...
    Published Aug 06 2009 by Windows Virtualization Team Blog , 764 views, 0 comments