As was posted in our Server and Cloud Platform Blog , I just wanted to let you know that the Release Candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM) was released today! You can either download the Full Install Package , or a pre-configured VHD . We have made many changes since the initial...

Take a look at Brad Anderson’s, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, perspective on Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy, our private cloud solutions and the economics of those solutions versus VMware. Click here to read more.

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform website ( http://www.microsoft.com/server-cloud ). The new site is a comprehensive source for information relating to our private cloud and virtualization solutions, as well as other solutions based on Windows...

Your opportunity to win one of two Xbox 360 4GB Kinect Game Console Bundles! Starting next week on August 30 th at 9:00 a.m. PST, we’re kicking off our Microsoft Path to the Private Cloud Contest. During the contest you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of Microsoft...

Cloud computing is as big a transformation, and opportunity, as the technology industry has ever seen. Partners and customers can look to Microsoft for the most comprehensive cloud strategy and offerings, in order to improve their business agility, focus and economics. Today, at the Worldwide Partner...

Everyone is talking about the Cloud. At next week’s Worldwide Partner Conference, you and 12,000 other partners will be encouraged to take the cloud conversation to the next level from traditional virtualization to cloud-based computing. As your customer’s trusted advisor, you will best be...

Have you had an opportunity to look at the new System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta , yet? Are you confused as to all of the new features and capabilities and how do I learn about all of this good, new stuff? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place where I can get a guided evaluation of this product...

Wow, I can’t believe TechEd 2011 is over. It was a fantastic show, and I enjoyed every minute of it. From the Sessions to the TLC Booths to the different treks from different buildings. It was all worth it. One thing that was going to be difficult, however, was how do we setup the demo environments at...

On March 22nd at MMS 2011 this year, we announced the Beta for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 . Our customers are telling us it is about the “Service”. They want to better manage their infrastructure while providing more levels of self-service and faster time to implementation. With VMM 2012...

Hi Folks - here's a re-post of Ed Anderson's piece which went out on the virtualization blog today. I thought it was a good read for System Center blog as well. Enjoy. In speaking with folks interested in deploying virtualization, I tend to hear two things most: 1. they realize the benefits of...

@   Adam (Bomb) of TechNet Edge made some GREAT Videos during MMS, Check them Out: The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) and TechNet Edge have a great relationship – their audience is a dedicated, specialized IT Pro audience, and Edge has been on site doing interviews with them for the past 4 years...

Virtualization Nation, We’re having a great week at a sold-out MMS 2011 in Las Vegas! To say it’s a busy week would be a huge understatement. Honestly, there’s so much happening, I can’t blog about all these topics and begin to do any of them justice. So I’m going to...

From the sold-out Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas, Brad Anderson posts about empowering our customers with Private Cloud computing. This post comes directly from the Official Microsoft Blog . View the related press release here . Private Cloud Computing: It’s all About the Apps This...

A press release published today confirms that Target Corporation has 1,750 stores running Hyper-V and, in a related case study , it shows how Microsoft’s Virtualization solution will save the company millions of dollars in hardware, electrical, and maintenance costs.

Wow! I can’t believe MMS 2011 is right around the corner. There are be so many cool things happening at the show, and many different sessions that will be vying for your attention. I didn’t want you to miss any of the VMM sessions that will be going on. This is a jam packed show, but with the new capabilities...

T oday we are excited to announce the Community Technology Preview of Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V), and the Server Application Virtualization Packaging Tool. Microsoft Server Application Virtualization builds on the technology used in client Application Virtualization...

As tempting as it may be to respond in the comments to this blog post, I urge you to check out the debate on the NetworkWorld site between Microsoft and VMware and cast your vote there. The editorial summary reads: VMware is the kingpin of virtualization, but the game is changing fast and Microsoft is...

Good morning everyone, I wanted to make you aware of a new ZDNet article from a trip through EMEA the  System Center team did showcasing the ‘Best of MMS’.  Ryan O’Hara was interviewed by Roger Howorth on the state of the System Center business and the article is now live.  Check out ...

It’s fun and gratifying to have customers come back to you with positive feedback and evidence that you’ve delivered a solution which adds value to their business. Coming right on the heels of the System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010 launch, we’ve been out talking to early-adopter...

Last week Brad travelled to San Francisco, to guest speak at the annual Citrix conference ‘Synergy’.  Here is an interview Brad did while there with Simon Crosby, CTO of Citrix.   Jeff Wettlaufer  Sr. Technical Product Manager System Center

As virtualization continues to grow, the need to easily and systematically update VMs becomes increasingly important. The Solution Accelerator Team (SA) has been working diligently to address this and has recently announced the VM Servicing Tool 3.0 Beta. VMST 3.0 helps organizations reduce IT costs...

Looking at desktop virtualization including VDI? Thinking about migrating to Windows 7? Want savings, but unsure of the tradeoffs? Have more questions than answers on the topic? Please mark your calendar for the Desktop Virtualization Hour, Thursday, March 18th, 9am PST. Watch and interact live with...

Hi everyone, we wanted to get you a quick link to a new whitepaper written by our friend and MVP Ment van der Plas . During our recent trip to Amsterdam the team had a chance to sit down with Ment and talk about Virtualization , and in particular his experience in the area of Application Virt . Ment...

[Updated Mar 2: Removed original image of Gartner slide image due to Gartner policy – this can still be viewed in the Gartner presentation .] A while ago, my colleague Jeff Wettlaufer posted a blog that presented a post on CIO.com that presented the “ 5 Must-have IT Management Technologies for 2010 ...

Over the next several weeks, we are pre-releasing several whitepapers around DPM 2010’s Release Candidate. The first WP to be released is about how to protect Microsoft Virtualization environments – including Hyper-V R2, Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 R2 sp1. System Center Data Protection Manager 2010...