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- Is hyper-v ready for the Windows desktop?
- Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?By what the article says, it should be able to do the job. On the other hand, considering that Windows 7 is going to be based on Server '07 rather than an all-new platform, will it really be...
- Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Windows Desktop, desktop, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Is hyper-v ready for the Windows desktop?
- A few days ago, my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow offered some suggestions on how he would design Windows 7 for maximum backward compatibility. One of his key proposals involved using virtualization to solve application compatibility problems: What if Microsoft were to build a "Personal" Hyper-V...
- Tags: Desktop, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, VM, Linux Integration Component, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- hyper-v virtualization in action
- How well does the latest beta of Microsoft's virtualization solution work? In this gallery, Ed Bott looks at Hyper-V in action on Windows Server 2008. by Ed Bott
- Tags: Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008, virtualization
- Image galleries 2008-04-16
- If I were to design Windows 7
- My colleague and fellow ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley continues to polish her crystal ball about Windows 7's delivery date in her last Friday's column, based on interpreting new statements from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as well as the party line about the already stated 3-year release cycle. I've always...
- Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Near-final test build of Microsoft's hyper-v in the wings
- Near-final test build of Microsoft's Hyper-V in the wingsJoin the millions!Of volunteer software testers today.You too can spend many hours of frustration trying to work the bugs out and solve the many problems inherent in unfinished software, all for no conpensation (weeeeell.... they miiight give you a discount, or on...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, WRITE IT, Hyper-V, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- hyper-v isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's lagging
- Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's laggingReally Mary JoWhat exactly is your point here?Server 2008 isn't even out to the general public yet.Let me give you a clue. This is how you and the rest of the media work:"c'mon, where's the next newest, latest greatest""what...
- Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution, Windows Server 2008 virtualization, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Review: Microsoft's hyper-v puts VMWare and Linux on notice
- Review: Microsoft's Hyper-V puts VMWare and Linux on noticeProven Linux solution VMware Vs MS Windows Garbage HVYou have the rock solid and proven Linux base that is VMWare vs the bug ridden and unreliable Windows base that is Hyper-V. Sorry, but if I'm putting my butt on the line...
- Tags: Operating systems, Xen, VMware Inc., Hyper-V, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- Review: Microsoft's hyper-v puts VMWare and Linux on notice
- After his last foray into the "Linux guy reviews a Microsoft product" space, Jason Perlow is back -- this time to take a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization solution built into the newly released Windows Server 2008. Although Hyper-V is still in beta and isn't slated to ship...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Disadvantage, Operating System, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, News, VMWare ESX, Hyper-V, Jason Perlow, Virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Software, Storage, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Microsoft's unveils its grand virtualization strategy
- Updated 11:00 AM PST: Microsoft will formally unveil its grand virtualization strategy tomorrow at a Virtualization Deployment Summit in Bellevue, WA, highlighted by the acquisition of Calista Technologies, a deeper alliance with Citrix and initiatives for deploying virtualization from desktops to data centers (see also Mary Jo Foley's take on...
- Tags: Combination, Desktop, Server, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, EMC Corp., System Center, Hyper-V, Money Line, Application Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Microsoft System Center, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- Microsoft to release hyper-v virtualization beta
- Microsoft is set to deliver a downloadable beta release of Hyper-V, its virtualization product, on December 13, according to sources close to the company. Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor that allows customers to virtualize multiple operating systems on a single server. Microsoft's plan of record...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
Additional Resources
- Greetings from Lesotho
- It's amazing how dependent we become on technology. Internet access and a working mobile phone are something that most westerners now take for granted. When they are gone, however, you feel oddly disconnected. You can't pop online to check news. You can't check email. Without a working mobile phone, you...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean, Telecom & Utilities, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Beat the Market Game (EXE)
- Beat the Market is the fast, fun, and easy way to riches on Wall Street. Those who are serious about increasing their investment returns must try Beat the Market. This fast-paced simulation game will entertain you and teach you about stock trading at a hyper accelerated rate. Play against the...
- Tags: Stock, Wall, Real World Games, Games, Construction, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- How much are your friends worth?
- News Corp. revealed yesterday that its new media subsidiary Fox Interactive Media FIM has missed this year's revenue target of $1bn by 10 per cent. FIM's portfolio is dominated by MySpace which accounts for the majority of its revenue, bringing into question once again the ability to monetize the huge...
- Tags: Advertisement, Google AdWords, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- After a slow start, quad-core is catching on
- After a slow start, quad-core is catching onThose C.P.U are useful only for a few thingsPersonnaly, the only reason i will buy a Quad core CPU is to run virtual machines.Paravirtualisation solution such as Zen or the upcoming Windows Hyper V.Call me John Lennon then"I don't think anyone had imagined...
- Tags: Processors, quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- My OS is the best OS because ...
- My OS is the best OS because ...I stick with Dos 6.6rotflThat's because linux users are too busyrecompiling their kernels. Ha!this looks like another flamebait article to me.OK, OK....Ubuntu 8.04 is the best OS. Because it's easy, secure, stable, easy on the resources and free.Tip: for the time being, I...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux User, Ubuntu 8.04, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Gentoo
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Extracting the structure of networks
- Networks are used to represent the structure of complex systems, including the Internet or social networks, but often these descriptions are biased or incomplete. Now, researchers at the Santa Fe Institute SFI have shown that it's possible to extract automatically the hierarchical structure of networks. The researchers say their results...
- Tags: Network, Structure, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-03
- 20 things you should know about virtualization
- Virtualization has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Now the buzz is getting bigger, with the release of Windows Server 2008 and the impending integration of the Hyper-V virtualization component formerly called Viridian. Of course, Microsoft already has Virtual Server and Virtual PC, as...
- Tags: Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Download resources 2008-05-01
- Betas of Microsoft's management tools announced
- Microsoft Management Summit opened on Tuesday. Microsoft's Bob Muglia, senior VP of Microsoft's Server and Tools business announced that two products, System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, have reached the public beta phase of product development. It appears that Microsoft's main message...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Beta, System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Delivery of Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager beta adds credibility to virtual story
- On April 16, 2006, I wrote in another unnnamed tech pub about Microsoft's plans for a virtual machine management platform , then code-named "Carmine," which was being designed for Microsoft's much touted virtulization hypervisor under development, then code named "Viridian." These product promises were downright ethereal at a time when market leader VMware was printing...
- Tags: Hypervisor, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, prooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- New test releases out of Microsoft virtualization, mid-size Windows wares
- Microsoft is rolling out new beta builds of various virtualization, management and mid-size server wares. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008: On April 29, Microsoft delivered a public beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (creatively code-named "Virtual Machine Manager vNext"). The new SCVMM release will...
- Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
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