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Microsoft Announcements: Hyper-V Server To Compete With ESXi, Windows Server 2008 R2 Will Sport Live Migration Feature

September 8, 2008 by Robin Wauters 2 Comments

Microsoft is doing a big virtualization splash today with their much-hyped ‘Get Virtual Now’ event in Washington. The Hyper-V 1.0 hypervisor was officially released, but that wasn’t much of a surprise, unlike the launch of a new version (free of charge) dubbed Hyper-V Server 2008. It’s a standalone server virtualization tool that enables firms to consolidate Windows and Linux workloads onto a single physical server.

You guessed it: it’s direct competition to VMware ESXi, and it’s going to make waves. The new product will be supported by the upcoming System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, to be released within 30 days as well.

Another surprise: the next version of Hyper-V which will be included with Windows Server 2008 R2, will have a live migration feature, something Microsoft was often criticized for because it lacked it. According to Mary Jo Foley, the release is slated for 2010.

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Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Hyper-V, Hyper-V 1.0, Hyper-V Server, Hyper-V Server 2008, live migration, microsoft, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, virtualisation, virtualization, vmware, VMware ESXi, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

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  1. nidd says

    September 8, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    good bye netscape^Wvmware, it was a nice journey

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