Did Microsoft just agree with us that Hyper-V is NOT 1/6th the cost of vSphere?
Despite the fact that Hyper-V R2 addresses some of the issues of R1, Microsoft Hyper-V still cannot compete with VMware vSphere on a value-added capabilities and functionality. Just look at how Burton...
View ArticleConsidering XenServer for XenApp? It might be time for a "Virtual Reality...
If you haven't already done so, now might be a good time to surf over to the Project Virtual Reality Check site (registration required). No, it's not a web page dedicated to proofreading this blog....
View ArticleWho’s going to Run Linux Workloads on Microsoft Hyper-V Now?
Even taking off my VMware hat – or actually my VMware Army uniform- I doubt that many were really considering running Linux workloads on Windows Server Hyper-V in the first place. But if they were,...
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The new economics of a virtualized datacenter: moving towards an...
It’s now widely accepted that virtualization is one of those industry-wide “techtonic” shifts that, like previous shifts to client-server architecture or to the Internet, mark the beginning of a major...
View ArticleWhen Comparing VMware vs. Microsoft Costs, Pay Attention to Support Costs
If you’ve been to any Microsoft virtualization session over the past year, you’ve seen Microsoft comparing VMware vs. Microsoft costs to deploy 5 virtualization hosts and how VMware is supposedly much...
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Hyper-V passes Microsoft’s checkmarks exam: isn’t that always the...
While browsing through the Microsoft Virtualization website, I stumbled across this table included in the Cost Saving section that presents cost and feature checklist comparison between Hyper-V/System...
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VMware ESX to ESXi Upgrade Center – Check it Out!
If you have not had a chance, I would definitely recommend you check out the recently launched “VMware ESX to ESXi Upgrade Center.” We launched this upgrade center to help customers and partners get...
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Jumpstart a free virtual environment in a few clicks with VMware GO and ESXi
In our last blog post, we discussed what motivated VMware to create ESXi and how its unique streamlined architecture, with no dependence on a general purpose operating system (Windows or Linux), makes...
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VMware virtualization solutions for small medium business cost less and...
Last week VMware announced very positive business results for the first quarter 2010, beating analyst expectations by a considerable margin. Needless to say, we are thrilled to see how customers...
View ArticleVMware: Resting on Our Laurels? No Way! We’re Moving Forward Faster...
One of the fun parts of my job is meeting with customers when they visit VMware’s Briefing Center here at our headquarters in Palo Alto, California – in the heart of Silicon Valley. The customers range...
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Did Microsoft Just Say that VMware is More Profitable for Partners?
Sometimes, what one does not say, communicates a lot more than what one actually does say. That seemed to be the case last week when Microsoft released new collateral telling channel partners that they...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Wins Best of Microsoft TechEd Attendee’s Pick Award
VMware has been exhibiting here at Microsoft TechEd 2010 and lots of VMware customers, plus those just starting the virtualization journey, have come by to talk to us - lots of questions about how to...
View ArticleSetting Microsoft straight on the VMware-Novell OEM agreement
As you may already know, VMware recently announced an OEM agreement with Novell to redistribute SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) to eligible VMware vSphere customers. Just a few hours later (wow –...
View ArticleVirtualizing Exchange on VMware Provides More Recovery and Availability Options
We wanted to take a minute and respond to the recent blog post by the Microsoft Exchange team (Answering Exchange Virtualization Questions and Addressing Misleading VMware Guidance). In the post,...
View Article2010 – Another Great Year for VMware and Our Customers
The film industry awards season is just reaching its peak, but the software industry’s own Oscars for 2010 have been handed out and VMware finished up with another great year. Here’s a sampling of the...
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Hypervisor Memory Management Done Right
Memory management in VMware vSphere Sophisticated and effective memory management has always been a key strength of the ESX (and now, ESXi) hypervisor that powers VMware vSphere. Back in 2001, when...
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Setting Microsoft Straight on the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP)
During the recent Microsoft Partner Conference, slides were presented at a session to service providers comparing the costs of hosting with vSphere versus Hyper-V. These slides eventually made their...
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It's no surprise that vSphere 5 holds up under pressure, but what about Hyper-V?
Before we head out to VMworld, I want to share with you some fascinating test results just published by Principled Technologies that compare vSphere 5 performance and scalability to Microsoft Hyper-V...
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Newsflash! Microsoft Charges Less than VMware for Much Inferior Product;...
Every year, about the time VMworld starts, Microsoft can be counted to release something and it’s not one of their software products. Instead, they’ve made it a tradition to issue a plea to customers...
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The vMotion Speed Advantage: It's Real, and It's Spectacular
The raw speed of VMware vMotion live migrations for moving single and multiple virtual machines has been a huge timesaver for our customers. Speedy concurrent vMotions let system administrators quickly...
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