Microsoft and VMware are pitched in battle in the private cloud space. Both are worthwhile contenders, so how do you pick the right one for your project?
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 07/15/2013
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 05/08/2013
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/29/2013
Let's look at what Microsoft's hypervisor offers by way of improvements to security and disaster recovery.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/15/2013
Now that you know what's new in networking in Hyper-V, let's look at scalability, NUMA and VM monitoring.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/01/2013
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 03/18/2013
Let's take a look at Hyper-V's virtual machine network enhancements: Single Root -Input Output virtualization, Dynamic Virtual Machine Queuing & RSS.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 03/06/2013
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 12/17/2012
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 12/11/2012
Last time, we looked at the hardware I chose to build my cloud; this time, we'll look at the software that runs it.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 09/13/2012
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 09/05/2012
It's time to put what you've learned into practice and then make sure that Hyper-V is running at hyperspeed.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/04/2012
Some well-known -- and some more obscure -- tips and tricks for enhancing Hyper-V.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 03/05/2012
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.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 01/30/2012
In this first of a series on Hyper-V, Paul reviews tips for configuring virtual and physical processors for optimum performance.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 12/21/2011