Uptime is king. Virtual machines in business represent some workload, whether in whole or as part of an application or service. And we don’t ever want it to go down. Technologies such as VMotion and Live Migration included in vSphere and Hyper-V are our best friends when it comes to being able to flexibly move … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Moving Live Virtual Machines. Same, but different.
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSometimes we get lost in the details. I confess that am guilty of this myself sometimes. We who are the technical folks tend to focus on the features and implementation because we think we already understand the bigger picture. But sometimes it’s good to take a step back and remind ourselves what it’s all about. … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft? – A Memo to IT Leadership
This week at VMWorld the VMware faithful are learning all about the latest news and updates from their virtualization vendor. And hopefully at the same time Microsoft is able to reach them with some free custard and some good information to help them understand: What Hyper-V can do, and that You can gear up for … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Did you know that there’s no extra charge?
Welcome to another of our series of “VMware or Microsoft?” articles. Yesterday I watched general session keynote coming out of VMworld, and thought I’d jot down and share some notes about what was announced, and perhaps how what was announced compares to products or capabilities in Microsoft’s similar solutions (Hyper-V, Windows Server 2012, and System … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–VMWorld Key Keynote Notes
Today in our series “VMware or Microsoft?”, we leverage an awesome opportunity to promote our products and give away some good stuff during the VMworld Conference. Check out Matt Hester’s blog post today for more details.
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThe third week in our “VMware or Microsoft?” series is dedicated to VMworld; VMware’s big annual conference happening this week. Like most of you, we anticipate that VMware will make some big announcements and new version or features known during the week, so it’s a great opportunity to see how they’ll attempt to keep pace … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Destination: VMWorld!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmOne of the things VMware like to claim as a benefit to their protection of virtualization resources and application data is that they don’t require agents to be installed, where supposedly Microsoft requires agents everywhere. But, is that entirely true? And even if the approaches are a little different, who really has the advantage? To … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Agents or no Agents?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm “Any downtime is too much. I want none. ZERO downtime.” Of course you do. We all do. But that sometimes comes at a cost. And by cost, I mean actual money. Dollars and cents. Do-rey-mi. $$$ But Microsoft gives you the ability to patch your virtualization foundation for FREE. (That’s another big zero, folks.) … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–How much downtime is too much?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn today’s article in our “VMware or Microsoft?” series, my friend Tommy Patterson addresses this very topic in great detail, comparing the limitations in VMware’s “Gang Scheduling” approach to Microsoft Hyper-V’s.READ HIS EXCELLENT ARTICLE HERE
We start this new week of articles in our series, “VMware or Microsoft?” with a nod to the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s album and song, “Are you experienced”. “Why?” Because whenever I hear the question, “are you certified?”, I think of professional certifications. And when I think of professional certifications, I think of the experience that … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Are you experienced?
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