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Hybrid virtualization

Let’s continue with our virtualization school for beginners. In my previous post, I have explained Type 2 virtualization. In this post, I’ll give you simple schema and description of Hybrid virtualization. In this virtualizaton type, both host OS and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) run directly on the hardware, but with different levels of access to [...]

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

In last few days I was so busy and I couldn’t find some time to write about new great Microsoft’s product. It’s called Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Basically, it is operating system that looks just like Windows Server Core, but instead having 9 roles like Core, it has only one - Hyper-V. So, this [...]

Type 2 virtualization

In next few posts, I’m gonna try to explain all types of virtualization. So, let’s start with first and easiest type, Type 2. At the bottom of the model is, of course, hardware. Above it is host operating system, for example, Windows Vista. Above host OS is Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), whose role is to [...]

Does server virtualization reduce costs?

After summer and working for Euroclub, I have few weeks to enjoy in holidays. I have to admit, during whole summer I didn’t read any article about Windows Server, so I have a “huge” amount of good articles and news to share with you.
For the start, I have found a great series of articles on [...]

Microsoft starts selling Hyper-V six weeks earlier

On Thursday, Microsoft said it has started selling Hyper-V six weeks ahead of schedule . That’s a big pressure for WMware, today’s market leader in server virtualization techologies. Hyper-V will cost only 28$, and comparable VMware product costs $7,000 to $14,000, depending on how many processors the server has. My personal opinion is that [...]