Paul on Hyper-V


Hyper-V Deep Dive 8: Improvements in Migration

One thing virtualization admins can't do without: VM migration. We look at improvements that Microsoft has made in this area to conclude our series.

Hyper-V Deep Dive 7: New Storage Enhancements

Storing VMs on file shares, CSV enhancements, guest Fibre Channel, and the new VHDX format: it's all about better ways to work with storage in this version of Hyper-V.

Hyper-V Deep Dive 6: Security and Disaster Recovery

Let's look at what Microsoft's hypervisor offers by way of improvements to security and disaster recovery.

Hyper-V Deep Dive, Part 5: NUMA, Scalability, Monitoring Improvements

Now that you know what's new in networking in Hyper-V, let's look at scalability, NUMA and VM monitoring.

Hyper-V Deep Dive, Part 4: More Networking Enhancements

Enhancements to the newest version of Hyper-V can affect the design of your networks. Here's a look at NIC Teaming and some new data center design options.

Hyper-V Deep Dive, Part 3: Networking Enhancements

Let's take a look at Hyper-V's virtual machine network enhancements: Single Root -Input Output virtualization, Dynamic Virtual Machine Queuing & RSS.

Hyper-V 3 Deep Dive: Network Virtualization

There's lots to like in the new Windows Server 2012, and even more if you look at just the Hyper-V against the competition. Let's start with extensible switch and virtual switch functionality.

Deep Dive: What's New in Hyper-V, Part 1

There's lots to like in the new Windows Server 2012, and even more if you look at just the Hyper-V against the competition. Let's start with extensible switch and virtual switch functionality.

My Own Private Cloud, Part 2: Software Options

Last time, we looked at the hardware I chose to build my cloud; this time, we'll look at the software that runs it.

My Own Private Cloud, Part 1

In this two part article we'll look at the hardware I chose for my private cloud that I built during some down time, as well as the software that makes the solution tick.

Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 4: Monitoring Hyper-V The Right Way

It's time to put what you've learned into practice and then make sure that Hyper-V is running at hyperspeed.

Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 3: 8 Tips and Tricks

Some well-known -- and some more obscure -- tips and tricks for enhancing Hyper-V.

Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 2: Memory, Storage, Networking

Now that we know how Hyper-V can take advantage of processors, it's a good time to look at how we can take advantage of memory, networking and disk resources without breaking the budget.

Put Hyper-V into Hyper-Drive, Part 1: Processors

In this first of a series on Hyper-V, Paul reviews tips for configuring virtual and physical processors for optimum performance.