Microsoft Hyper-V partner F5 Networks on Monday announced a forthcoming network virtualization product designed to move virtual machines (VMs) from traditional datacenters to those based on Windows Server 2012, while preserving management controls.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2012
Microsoft is taking an in-your-face approach to convert VMware shops to Hyper-V. When it comes to implementing a migration, though, a partner and customer say it's critical to a successful project to take time with the VMware experts on the customer's IT staff. Making sure they understand how their expertise is still valid and important makes the project go much better.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 17, 2012
The test version of Microsoft's User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) tool was made available as a release candidate (RC) last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 14, 2012
Dell on Tuesday detailed its virtualization support efforts and rolled out its Windows Server 2012 product line.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 06, 2012
After four years of development, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2012 in a launch event on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 04, 2012
Microsoft detailed its installation scheme for the next generation of Office software on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 28, 2012
OnLive, a pioneer in virtual desktop infrastructure-based services and cloud gaming, reportedly shed its staff members and was sold to an undisclosed buyer on Friday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 17, 2012
Microsoft's recent cloud moves threaten to push providers away from Redmond and toward virtualization juggernaut VMware.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 16, 2012
A new report by consultancy Directions on Microsoft outlines Windows Server 2012 licensing basics and offers insights into less apparent strategic moves to consider before buying Microsoft's newest server technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 15, 2012
Microsoft warned organizations this week that its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) product won't help them escape Windows XP's expiring lifecycle support.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 31, 2012
Virtualization giant VMware has agreed to purchase Nicira Inc., a provider of software defined networking (SDN) virtualization technology, for $1.26 billion -- the largest and perhaps most significant acquisition by VMware to date.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 24, 2012
Microsoft announced at TechEd last week that it is using the brand name RemoteFX to cover a collection of its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 18, 2012
Microsoft released new betas for its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) this week, as well as announced that it "will not invest" in its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) solution for Windows 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 14, 2012
Microsoft is planning the most significant upgrade yet to its Windows Azure service, giving the cloud platform long-awaited Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities and support for Linux instances.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 07, 2012
Microsoft this week detailed some of the improvements coming to Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with the release of Windows Server 2012.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2012
A recent Microsoft blog providing details about the forthcoming Windows 8 Enterprise edition highlighted the issue of Software Assurance licensing, which seems particularly complicated for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) use.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
The fight between Microsoft and OnLive over how the cloud gaming company was licensing Windows 7 to provide virtual desktop infrastructure services seems to be over.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 11, 2012
Dell raised a few questions among virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) analysts this week with its announcement that it plans to acquire Wyse Technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 06, 2012
Microsoft on Wednesday released the beta versions of two virtualization tools that will become part of its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) suite.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 05, 2012
An important licensing battle between Microsoft and gaming company OnLive over an app that gives users remote access to a Windows 7 desktop exposes a fault line running through Microsoft's products, business models and its hosting partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 03, 2012