There's no doubt that server virtualisation will fundamentally change the way IT administrators think of servers and service delivery. It's not hard to imagine a future where applications run on ...

The following are best practices in designing and planning your VMM 2008 R2 rollout: Organizations using Hyper-V should use VMM 2008 R2 and not VMM 2007. VMM 2008 R2 can only be installed on Windows ...

The following are best practices in managing your VMM 2008 R2 environment: Use VMM’s P2V function to convert physical computers to virtual machines. Use VMM’s V2V function to convert virtual machines ...

Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) manages the virtual infrastructure created by Hyper-V and has extensions to manage VMware's ESX Server. The product boasts delegated administration, ...

Microsoft released the latest beta version of its virtualized server management system, especially notable for its support of "live migration." Microsoft on Friday released the latest beta version of ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Hot on the heels of the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

Microsoft released the latest beta version of its virtualized server management system, especially notable for its support of "live migration." Microsoft on Friday released the latest beta version of ...

Here's how to connect users to remote virtual machines with Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services. Improvements to Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release 2 include not only better performance ...