Hyper-V is a huge step up from Virtual Server. I always hated that app. The web based interface blew with teeth.
I would love to see Hyper-V written as its own product rather than laid over Windows. One of the things I like about VMware is it only takes about 10-15 minutes to install and its still fairly lightweight. I dont want to install Windows, then add Hyper-V. Give me a single CD installer (not a DVD, a CD). It can still be a Windows core, but separate it. Completely. I would like to see much wider guest OS support. Windows, multiple Linux flavors, Novell, Solaris, etc. If they truly want to play with the big boys, they are going to have to spread out. I suppose if you are an MS only shop, thats great. At my shop we have Windows, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Suse, and a few other flavors that our customers use and we need to test against. Hyper-V wont cut it. Windows 2008 is a the first reason Ive seen to sip the MS Kool-Aid in a couple of years. Hopefully we will see a return to the power of MS in the future, but until we do, Im not too concerned for VMware. I think they may be up to the task. From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 7:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Microsoft's Free version of Hyper-V Ships! & a random Friday Q Um, Microsoft cut the price of Virtual Server to $99, and then gave it away for free, well before VMWare started offering VMWare Server v1.0. You used to have to pay for GSX Server... And VMWare Server doesnt use a hypervisor in any case. Whilst Microsofts technology might be behind VMWares they are doing to VMWare what theyve done in many other markets (databases, directories etc). They produce several versions of a product and sell at a fraction of the cost of their competitors. Over a period of a few iterations, the product ends up with 90% of the features that 90% of buyers need. Windows Server used to be nowhere. SQL Server used to be nowhere. Biztalk used to be nowhere. Sharepoint used to be nowhere. Exchange used to be nowhere. Now these are all serious players in the market. Cheers Ken From: Chris Alliey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 4 October 2008 6:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Microsoft's Free version of Hyper-V Ships! & a random Friday Q VMWare has been giving their hypervisor away for free for a while now. In addition to ESXi, they have been giving VMWare server and Player away for a long time. Im glad MS is giving it away (Dont you still need to buy an OS from them?) but Ill stick with VMware! Just my 0.02¢ Chris From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Microsoft's Free version of Hyper-V Ships! & a random Friday Q Perhaps not immediately, but surely many of you remember when Novell had a seemingly untouchable hold on the networking OS market? Dead horse Q of the week: If Microsoft suddenly made several poor choices and was about to go under, would the government bail it out? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft's Free version of Hyper-V Ships! Hmmm, I don't think that Hyper-V is going to shove VMWare out of the way, they are way to ahead of MS in virtualization at this point to even be threatened by Hyper-V. On 10/1/08, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <yawn> Shook From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Microsoft's Free version of Hyper-V Ships! +1 I think the whole world is about to become more virtual. Will free Hyper-V do to VMware what Internet Explorer did to Netscape? Is it déjà vu all over again? Carl ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
