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Here is a great post from James O'Neill. http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2008/03/13/expensive-hypervisors-a-bad-idea-even-if-you-can-afford-them.asp As Microsoft get ready with Hyper-V, VMware are beginingg their marketing blitz in an attempt to justify their pricing. As James points...
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There are plenty of docs and blogs out there digging deep into Hyper-V. However, a few customers have asked a simple question: “What do I need to think about before I start testing Hyper-V?" Well, first things first. The product still hasn’t RTM’d so DONT use it for production environments...
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I’ve had a lot of interest in Hyper-V from customers and quite a few questions too. One of the most common being, “Who is using it in a production environment?”. Up until now I didn't have an answer. … but now I do. Microsoft are now running the MSDN and TechNet sites on Hyper-V. So, putting that...
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The information in this weblog is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. This weblog does not represent the thoughts, intentions, plans or strategies of Microsoft. These posts are just the ramblings of few nerds. Inappropriate comments will be deleted at the authors discretion. All...
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