A new release of Microsoft's virtualization software adds important capabilities, but analysts say still lacks some basic functions required to run enterprise-class apps Competition between VMware and ...

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 offer substantial performance and functionality enhancements over the previous editions, but support for non-Windows ...

Microsoft took a big leap forward Thursday in its virtualization effort. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant released a public beta for its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, which ...

Michael Goldstein has made a career out of providing his small business customers with the biggest IT bang for their buck. Goldstein says Hyper-V, which comes lock, stock and barrel as part of ...

VMware has a long history of delivering top-performing virtualization solutions. Its hypervisor technology is widely regarded as the industry standard, with a proven track record of high performance ...

Ten years ago the argument over virtualization would have been a short one because VMware was the only game in town, but that early dominance is now being significantly challenged by Microsoft, Citrix ...

Hey all, I'm posting this here because we're lucky to have lots of IT pros in our audience with real expertise. We're hoping you can give us an on-the-ground look at how VMware and Microsoft's Hyper-V ...

I was just reading the tail end of this very long thread where Hyper-V in Windows Server 8 is being discussed: Sounds like there's a good deal of features here that are quite expensive if you go the ...

Announcing its third-quarter numbers last month, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based virtualization stalwart said it plans to start offering free downloads of its ESXi server virtualization technology. ESXi, ...