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Hyper-V review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 881

Verdict

Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Easy to install
  • Compatible with a huge range of servers and I/O adapter cards
  • A simple option for organisations wanting to test server virtualisation

Cons

  • VMs could be affected by software problems with the host Windows server
  • All VMs must be temporarily halted if host server needs a reboot following patching
  • Need to buy extra software to manage Hyper-V server farms
  • Requires a 64-bit Intel VT- or AMD-V-compatible CPU

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Tezzer Tezzer

This should be watched

Monday 6 July 2009, 10:22 PM

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hkommedal hkommedal

Yet another example of . . .

Monday 6 July 2009, 9:40 PM

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Featured Talkback

So - if people can see the benefits from using virtualisation tools and approaches for consolidation (yes - I think that really is all we are talking about here!), does anyone think we are ready to finally wake up to the fact that we do not actually need to have a physical desktop at every desk? ... or, heaven forbid, that we can access our logical desktops remotely from practically anywhere?

By: Brian Murray

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Virtualisation is a priority, say CIOs



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