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Microsoft coughs up Hyper-V - finally

by Paul Hales  on Jun 27, 2008
Tags: Microsoft | coughs | up | Hyper-V | | finally
Virtual ketchup
HAVING BEEN LEFT far behind in the vitrual world, mighty Microsoft finally released its virtualisation hypervisor, Hyper-V today. It's built for Windows Server 2008 and if you have a licence for that, the hypervisor comes without cost. It's free!

Microsoft said it will deliver a stand-alone version by the end of the year which will cost less than $30.

Microsoft is scampering up a path well trodden by Vmware, virtualisation market leader. It will also have to face of multiple firms now wooing big outfits running loads of idle servers. Virtualisation means dumping lazy servers, making the most of those you keep and bragging about how "green" you are.

Microsoft has dallied in getting into this market but since it's now worth billions, here it comes sniffing about, sticking an oar in and flexing its muscles.

The firm is focusing its Hyper-V on the SMB market since this is where Vmware isn't yet, quite. Expect it to be loudly banging a virtual drum until the cows come home.
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