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Information Technology News Microsoft delivers Hyper-V virtualisation system ahead of schedule!
Information Technology News Microsoft delivers Hyper-V virtualisation system ahead of schedule! | Microsoft delivers Hyper-V virtualisation system ahead of schedule! |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 27 June 2008 | |
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Hyper-V was promised within 180 days of Windows Server 2008. That was generally interpreted as meaning an August release, although there have been hints of early delivery. "Customers who buy Windows Server 2008 are not only getting the scalability benefits, the high performance and reliability, and all the great things that Windows Server is known for; as of today they can benefit from integrated virtualization with Hyper-V," said Bill Hilf, general manager of Windows Server marketing and platform strategy at Microsoft. Hyper-V is a hypervisor, which sits between the hardware and one or more virtual machines. This is in contrast with Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft's previous virtualisation product, which runs virtual machines under a host operating system. Virtualisation allows workloads previously deployed across multiple servers to be consolidated onto a smaller number of more powerful systems, reducing the physical space required and usually reducing energy consumption. In some cases, applications are put onto separate servers for stability reasons or to allow for peak loads. Virtualisation helps with both situations. Much better utilisation can be achieved by moving multiple light-load applications - each still running under its own operating system - onto virtual machines hosted by a single server. What happens when things get busy? Please read on. |
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