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Heterogeneous virtualization shops aim to simplify management
Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management. News | 10 Apr 2013
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System Center 2012 SP1 hits general availability with monitoring tool
Users of System Center now can manage Windows Server 2012 with System Center 2012 SP1. The service pack has virtualization enhancements and more. News | 16 Jan 2013
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Emerging trends: Vendors pushing the software defined data center
Virtualization vendors have expanded operations well beyond servers. Their focus lately is on an entire software defined virtual infrastructure. Feature | 12 Nov 2012
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Microsoft targets VMware with System Center 2012 licensing, packaging
The latest version of Microsoft’s management tool has VMware’s offerings in its sights, but it will need Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V 3.0 to complete the private cloud picture. News | 18 Jan 2012
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Memory methods still differ for Microsoft and VMware
Despite new features for Hyper-V R2 SP1, the two vendors still take very different approaches to memory management for virtualization. Column | 31 Jan 2011
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Hyper-V SP1 boosts guest support for Windows 7
The latest update for Hyper-V R2 will support more Windows 7 virtual machines per logical processor. Just don’t confuse it with “VMs per core”. Blog | 07 Jan 2011
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Can Microsoft and VMware virtualization coexist in the enterprise?
While both vendors work to market the benefits of one platform over the other, many organizations find themselves choosing the best of both worlds. Opinion | 05 Jan 2011
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Microsoft Dynamic Memory rivals Citrix, not VMware
Think Hyper-V Dynamic Memory is Microsoft’s answer to VMware's memory overcommit? Not so fast. Mike Laverick writes that it actually has more in common with Xen than ESX. Column | 10 Dec 2010
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Microsoft readies Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 service pack
The first service pack for SCVMM 2008 R2 will include updates for managing Windows Server 2008 R2’s Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX features. News | 06 Dec 2010
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VMworld 2010: Microsoft USA Today ad missed the mark
Microsoft made news at VMworld 2010 with an open letter to VMware customers. Mike Laverick writes that the move was an unwelcome (and misleading) return to tired marketing tactics. Opinion | 11 Oct 2010
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