By mswatcher
via blogs.techrepublic.com.com
Published: Feb 25 2008 / 10:25
Virtualization has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Now the buzz is getting bigger, as we draw close to the release of Windows Server 2008 on March 1. Microsoft has promised that the Hyper-V virtualization component (formerly called Viridian) will follow within 180 days. Of course, Microsoft already has Virtual Server and Virtual PC, as well as stiff competition on the virtualization front from VMWare and Citrix/XenSource.
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cptcomic replied ago:
Don't excpect a technical article. Below I quoted those "important" 10 things. If this were "Dzone news for managers" I would have voted up.
#1: Virtualization is a broad term with many meanings
#2: Not all VM software is created equal
#3: Check licensing requirements first!
#4: Be sure your applications are supported
#5: Virtualization goes beyond Windows
#6: Virtualization can increase security
#7: Virtualization can increase availability and aid in disaster recovery
#8: VMs need more resources
#9: 64 bits are better than 32
#10: Many resources are available for planning your virtualization deployment
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