This month in TechNet Magazine it’s all about Virtualization and how you can consolidate your exiting infrastructure using some of the new technologies in Windows Server 2008.  Now is a good time to start looking at some of these technologies as you think about your consolidation projects.  Below are some of the highlights:

• Introduction to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 – The introduction of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and the new Hyper-V Server 2008 is making virtualization even more compelling.  Check out this article for an introduction
• Manage your virtual environments with VMM2008 – Have you got a lot of virtual machines to manage?  Well check out this article to see how Virtual Manager 2008 can help you get them organised.
• Getting Started with Microsoft Application Virtualization – Formerly known as Softgrid; Application Virtualization allows you to deliver a virtual desktop to clients in your organization.  Check out this article to find out more
• Achieving High Availability with Hyper-V – This one is of particular interest to me because I’ve been playing around with this using iSCSI.  If you are looking at Clustering with Hyper-V then this article is a great place to start.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery for Server Virtualization – This article talks about how you can use virtualization to help in your DR strategies.
• Essential Tools for planning your Virtual Infrastructure – all the tools you need for planning..

Jeffa