Hyper-V RTMs

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Microsoft has announced the RTM of Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V is Microsoft’s new server virtualization offering that includes the company’s first hypervisor. For full details on the release see the news release on Microsoft PressPass at the source link below. Source: Microsoft PressPass...

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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 Beta Announced at Microsoft Management Summit

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Bob Muglia, the senior vice president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, announced the public beta release of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008. SCVMM 2008 will be the next release of Microsoft's virtual machine management software. The most interesting part of this announcement...

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Tips For Running SharePoint in a Virtual Environment

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I decided to compose a list of some of my recommendations for running SharePoint on virtual machines. These tips are specifically tailored towards VMware, but most of these apply to MS Virtual Server and Hyper-V as well. Some of these are tips from some hard lessons learned. 1. Don't skimp on resources...

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VMware ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5 Released

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VMware has announced that ESX 3.5 and VC 2.5 are now generally available. Included in this much anticipated update are new features including Storage VMotion and VMware Site Recovery Manager. I can't wait to check both of these out. For more information see the official news release. VMware News Release...

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Upcoming VMware Webinar - Granger Community Church Gets more out of IT with VMware Server

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My good friend Ed Buford will be the featured guest speaker during a VMware webinar on VMware Server. If you're looking to see how VMware is making the life of SMB and Mid-Market admins easier, then this webinar is for you. Check it out via the link below and sign up. I'll be there!! https://vmwareevents...

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VMware Releases Details of ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5

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In a press release yesterday, VMware released some details of upcoming features in it's 3.5 release of Virtual Infrastructure. A couple of these really stood out to me as big wins. 1. Storage VMotion - For someone who can't live without VMotion, I'm super excited to hear about this feature. If you are...

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VMware Server 1.0.4 Released

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VMware just released version 1.0.4 of VMware Server.  You can download VMware Server here:

http://www.vmware.com/download/server/