Welcome to this Hyper-V column, where I'll give you practical guidance to using new features and tips and tricks on running it efficiently. In this first article, we'll look at nested virtualization, ...

The next version of Windows will come with Hyper-V, making it the first desktop OS to include the virtualization technology. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

I've been asked by a friend for some third-party advice on a major IT investment for his small business: their first virtualization cluster. The general plan, given their size, is for two nodes with ...

Companies of all sizes are looking to virtualization as a seemingly game-changing scenario. Server consolidation, energy efficiency, increased capacity, and simpler management and deployment are all ...

Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were ...

Microsoft acknowledges the growth -- and the potential growth -- of the virtualization market with Hyper-V. It's Redmond's first enterprise-worthy virtualization product and is bundled with Windows ...

Late to the virtualization game, Microsoft has been running several lengths behind the competition in this space for years. However, the new features and strong performance present in Windows Server ...

Introduction: Microsoft Client Hyper-V is a flexible, robust, and high-performance client virtualization technology that enables IT pros and developers to run multiple operating system instances ...

Microsoft is expected to announce on June 26 that its Hyper-V hypervisor technology has been released to manufacturing, according to testers claiming familiarity with the company's plans. Microsoft ...

Microsoft Thursday did something it rarely does. The company released a beta for a long-awaited technology — in this case its Windows Server 2008 virtualization technology Hyper-V — ahead of schedule.