All Posts Tagged With: "microsoft"

Release: Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0

With added support for Hyper-V 1.0, System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008, Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 SP1 and R2, and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1.

1Dec2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft System Center Service Manager Beta 1 Made Available

From the Microsoft System Center team blog comes the news that Microsoft System Center Service Manager Beta 1 is now available.

24Nov2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft Deepens Partnership With HP

Microsoft today announced expanded product, sales and services initiatives with HP aimed at helping businesses more easily adopt and deploy virtualization. Microsoft has expanded its work together with HP to sell and market storage, server and networking consolidation solutions and desktop virtualization solutions to small-, medium-sized- and large-business customers worldwide.

17Nov2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Guest Post: VMware’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Microsoft

The tech industry loves great battles between rivals, and it is often tempting to frame challenges within the context of specific competitive battles. Many see the entrance of Microsoft or even Citrix into virtualization as VMware’s biggest threat. I beg to differ.

16Nov2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | Continued

AppSense Releases Environment Manager 8.0 For Personalizing Virtual And Physical Microsoft Platforms

AppSense, provider of user environment management solutions for large-scale environments, today announced that its newly released Environment Manager 8.0 leverages Microsoft server technologies, providing a scalable and efficient way to personalize both virtual and physical desktops across the enterprise.

11Nov2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | Continued

VMware Set To Slash Software Prices By 10%

According to Microscope, VMware will slash its list price by 10% from Monday. Matt Piercy, senior director of OEM alliances EMEA confirmed the price reduction.

2Nov2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Amazon EC2 Now With Beta Support for Windows

Beta level support for Microsoft Windows is now available on Amazon EC2, in the form of 32 and 64 bit AMIs, with pricing starting at $0.125 per hour. Microsoft SQL Server is also available in 64 bit form.

27Oct2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft Hyper-V 2.0 To Support Live Migration

According to Bink.nu, Windows Server 2008 R2 will include Hyper-V R2, aiming to deliver the final pieces for enterprise level OS virtualization (together with SCVMM2008).

27Oct2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft Launches Cloud Platform, Dubs It Windows Azure

Ray Ozzie opened the Microsoft PDC ‘08 this morning with a keynote speech, announcing Windows Azure, Microsoft’s “Windows in the cloud”.

27Oct2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft Releases System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 RTM

Microsoft has released System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008, its enterprise management console for its hypervisor platform Hyper-V.

21Oct2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

xkoto Debuts GRIDSCALE for Microsoft SQL Server

xkoto, the database virtualization company, today announced GRIDSCALE for Microsoft SQL Server, a product that improves application performance, scalability and reliability in SQL Server environments.

1Oct2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued

Microsoft Bashes VMware With A New Website; “Get The Facts” Revisited?

Microsoft had people outside the VMworld conference in Las Vegas, distributing dollar chips and flyers, advertising the VmwareCostsWayTooMuch.com website.

23Sep2008 | Toon Vanagt | 3 comments | Continued
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