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Dear Windows Server 2003, Ten years ago, Microsoft brought you into my life. You were new, fresh, interesting – the server OS of my dreams. You dramatically improved Active Directory to truly enable single sign-on within my enterprise, and introduced me to Hyper Threading, IPv6, the Microsoft...

I’m an avid tennis fan, and with the Australian Open into its second week, it will come as no surprise (least of all to my wife) that tennis is top of mind for me right now. I recently read an article on the evolution of tennis racquets over the history of the game. It turns out that the availability...

As a follow up to his first conversation with guest Rand Morimoto of Convergent Computing, Joel Sider, Senior Marketing Manager, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft, continues his discussion of best practices when implementing virtualization and private/hybrid cloud solutions with MVP and long-time...

I’m seeing an interesting trend taking hold in organizations, which is the increasing implementation of multiple hypervisors within IT infrastructures. The reasons you, as decision makers in IT, typically cite for adopting this heterogeneous approach vary. They often include the desire to support...

This week CRN named Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 to its annual Products of the Year list, which recognizes the best products evaluated by the CRN Test Center in 2012. Earlier this year, CRN recognized capabilities in System Center 2012 that simplify management of on-premises datacenters...

Hi, I’m Joel Sider, Senior Marketing Manager, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. Following the Windows Server 2012 launch this past fall, we’re seeing great interest from many people who are evaluating the product and looking for best practices when implementing virtualization and private...

Recently we came across the updated VMware cost per application calculator and discovered what our customers and partners have been telling us all along – VMware vSphere 5.1 costs more than Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 combined. And we’re not just talking about license acquisition...

In a previously published blog on enterprise application performance , we’ve talked about Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V’s ability to support your various tier-1 and 2 server application workloads in virtualized environments. The great news is that with the newly released Windows Server 2012...

I recently blogged about some of the positive sentiments and comments Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V has been receiving from the press and recently surveyed customers, as well as the sharp uptick in deployments. As customer adoption grows for Windows Server 2012, the new Hyper-V and our private cloud solution...

There seems to be no doubt about it. With the recent launch of Windows Server 2012 and the new capabilities in Hyper-V, momentum for Microsoft’s virtualization and private cloud platform (a key element of our Cloud OS strategy ) is accelerating. Two recent surveys by IT trade publications point...

Two weeks ago we ushered in the era of the Cloud OS with the launch of Windows Server 2012. By now, we hope you’ve had a chance to watch the Built from the Cloud Up keynote videos , download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation and try your hand at the $75,000 Launch Game . You may also have questions...

The last couple of weeks have been exciting times for those of us at Microsoft who have been working on Windows Server 2012, as we officially launched the product and made it broadly available to you, our customers. As part of our launch activities I’ve been presenting keynotes at our global events...

Those of you that have implemented virtualization technologies, such as Windows Server with Hyper-V, have been able to experience the benefits it provides to you and your company through the consolidation of enterprise workloads in virtual machines, which in turn helps to reduce your hardware, power...

I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts from my co-worker, Brett, regarding the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference held last week and in particular about a new program we launched called the "Switch to Hyper-V" program. Check out what Brett has to say below and see the links to some of the...

Last week I was reading a recently published, independent review of Windows Server 2012 in Windows IT Pro . The author, Sean Deuby, highlights his top ten features, of which four of the first five are virtualization and Hyper-V specific. He calls out features such as Hyper-V Shared Nothing Live Migration...

The consensus about Windows Server 2012 is amazingly consistent everywhere I look. I’ve been hearing and experiencing a lot of customer and partner excitement for Windows Server 2012 beta (previously known as Windows Server “8” beta) and System Center 2012 as I’ve been on the...

In my last post , I provided some facts related to Microsoft’s virtualization and private cloud offerings to help ensure that our customers and partners have accurate information as they’re exploring technology options and making investments in their infrastructure. Some of these facts are...

VMlimited is back – and their top salesman Tad is resorting to old tricks: claiming to offer a cloud solution when all he’s really selling is glorified virtualization. If you have been missing Tad since his last antics , check out his latest video where he digs in on the hidden bummers of...

Tomorrow – Nov. 15 th – you can catch Mike Schutz, Senior Director of Windows Server and Virtualization Product Manager at Microsoft, and Samm DiStasio, Vice President of Microsoft Alliance and Solution Development at Citrix, talk about how virtualization can help customers take advantage...

We’ve recently started working with the folks at a new virtualization & cloud social content network called PaperShare ( http://www.papershare.com ). PaperShare provides a way of aggregating content on specific topics geared towards vertical industries and subjects, including Hyper-V, System...

Hyper-V users have asked for a number of new networking capabilities and we’ve heard them. In codename Windows Server 8 we are adding many new features to the Hyper-V virtual switch for virtual machine protection, traffic isolation, traffic prioritization, usage metering, and the troubleshooting...

Post by Garth Fort, General Manager of the Management and Security Product Management Team: Cloud Computing is emerging as a major opportunity in shaping the nature of business and IT conversations. Cloud Computing enables what we call “IT as a Service”. IT needs to be delivered to businesses...

Click here to see what Edwin Yuen has to say about the realities of Private Cloud Economics and why customers and partners are choosing Microsoft Private Cloud solutions.

Most people have heard of the campaign where customers say, “ Windows 7 was my idea .” Well, Windows Server 8 continues to carry that torch and has become a solution that customers can truly say was their idea. As Bill Laing mentioned in his Windows Server 8 Introduction post, input from...

HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft Available Today! In January 2010, we announced an extended partnership with HP to integrate our technology stacks – from infrastructure to application – and improve your experience developing, deploying and managing IT environments. Today, I’m excited...