When to download Windows Server 2008 R2?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009I expected to see Windows Server 2008 R2 to be available to download from MSDN and TechNet on the same date as Windows 7, but I was wrong. I don’t know why (maybe to reduce “attack” on their download servers from users who want to download Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 immediately) but [...]
Great new features in Windows Server 2008 R2
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Together with announcing that Windows 7 has reached RTM, Microsoft has also announced Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM. I already wrote something about Windows Server 2008 R2 new features , reasons for moving to Windows Server 2008 R2 and few other posts, but here is official announcement from Windows Server Division. Of course, they are [...]
Official announcement of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Microsoft has published video showing the most important moments of announcing Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM at MGX conference in Atlanta. I am very surprised by the size of the audience at MGX and their reaction after Steven Sinofsky announced news that we have been waiting for so long. As Marin noticed, [...]
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Everyone is speaking about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM, but almost no one wrote anything about Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has also reached RTM version, as stated at Microsoft virtualization team blog. These R2 releases continue to highlight one of our core goals for Hyper-V. Simply: We believe [...]
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Microsoft has RTM’d Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Customers will get their copies on these dates: Technet subscribers: August 6 in English, October 1 remaining languages MSDN subscribes: August 6 in English, October 1 remaining languages Software Assurance (SA) customers: August 7, remaining languages a couple of weeks later Microsoft Partner Network (MPN): August [...]
Free Hyper-V training
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009I just wanted to share this short information with you: Microsoft is offering free Hyper-V training! Here is the copy-paste of the post found on Microsoft virtualization user group blog: Microsoft is offering some free Hyper-V training. You will need to enter a specific access code 9350-Y2W6-3676 and sign in with your Live ID. The [...]
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 boot from VHD
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009One of the great new features in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is ability to boot the operating system from VHD file. Why? Look at this example. My colleague, Ales Rosina, Microsoft Student Partner from Slovenia recently wanted to have Windows7 as a virtual operating system inside VirtualPC, for quick access, testing… But, [...]
Hyper-V on Hyper-V – is it possible?
Sunday, June 21st, 2009As you all know, Hyper-V uses microkernelized hypervisor, which means that when you install Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008, it “sits” beneath Windows Server 2008 home operating system. Windows Server 2008 now acts as a “virtual” operating system, it is in the same level (ring) with other guest operating systems (see picture on the [...]
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Sunday, June 21st, 2009While continuing to develop Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft is developing R2 version of it’s free virtualization product, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. As I said in my first post about Hyper-V Server 2008, Hyper-V Server 2008 is basically Hyper-V-only product (Microsoft is promoting it as a product, not as a operating system), that enables you to have Hyper-V on [...]
Windows Server 2008 R2 RC available to download
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009With all the hype over the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate, one of the things that is getting over looked is the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 RC. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of [...]
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