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Microsoft, Red Hat to Offer Joint Technical Support

mdingle — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Microsoft and Red Hat announced this morning that they have signed agreements to test and validate their server operating systems running on one another's hypervisors. In short, this means that customers with valid support agreements will be able to run validated configurations and receive joint technical support for running Windows Server on Red Hat Enterprise virtualization, and for running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Hyper-V Server 2008.

To learn more about this announcement, join the Red Hat webcast with Mike Neil, which will be broadcast live at 11 a.m. ET on February 16, 2009. The webcast will also be available for replay. To join, please sign up here.

Additional information can be found on the press release, Mike Neil's blog entry and Port25.

Other resources:

Windows Server Virtualization Validation Program Web site

Save the date! - "Live and Virtualized" LiveMeeting Series

grantkd — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:38:00 GMT

Today Microsoft announced a new monthly "Live and Virtualized" LiveMeeting series that will kick off on December. 9^th, 8:00 a.m. PST. The first LiveMeeting topic is titled "Virtualization and Cloud Computing" presented by Mike Neil, general manager of virtualization strategy, Microsoft; Deepak Patil, general manager of communications and storage, Microsoft Global Foundation Services and Dominic Foster, Chief Technology Officer for MaximumASP.

Abstract: Virtualization is a key enabling technology for cloud computing. Virtualization is about abstraction of computing resources, and cloud computing services use abstraction to service delivery efficient and secure. Gartner recently stated that virtualization and cloud computing are two of the most important technology trends for 2009. During this initial "Live and Virtualized" session, you'll hear how Microsoft's virtualization strategy impacts customers' on-premises and cloud computing IT strategies. And you'll hear how Microsoft and web hoster MaximumASP use virtualization within its datacenters to power their respective services for consumers and businesses. During the session, you'll be able to submit questions to the speakers and they'll answer your questions after their presentation. Stay tuned for our LiveMeeting invitation!

Mike Neil, Microsoft virtualization, discusses the growing case for virtualization

grantkd — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

On the heels of Microsoft’s “Get Virtual Now” event on September 8^th, today Mike Neil, GM, Virtualization Strategy at Microsoft posted a Press Pass Q&A detailing some of the hot topics in virtualization right now, including:

· Virtualization and Security- Mike details the three aspects of security that are different between virtualized and non-virtualized environments.

· Cloud computing-A discussion about the transformation in IT, driven by virtualization and other things, that’s allowing the IT department to act more and more like an internal cloud provider.

· Cutting costs with virtualization- Mike provides specific examples of two customers who are cutting costs with virtualization- HotSchedules and MaximumASP.

Please visit the Microsoft PressPass site for the detailed Q&A.

For news from September 8^th and further insight on Microsoft’s desktop-to-datacenter virtualization strategy, visit here.