Windows Server 2008 now includes Hyper-V, Microsoft’s new technology for hardware virtualization. The technology enables organizations to reduce the number of physical servers in their computing infrastructure and increase the efficiency of existing servers by breaking the bonds between workloads and physical servers. For Microsoft, hardware virtualization offers an opportunity to move customers to the new Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft partners can assist customers in planning and migration of existing computing workloads and applications to a virtualized environment and with ongoing management of virtual machines. However, hardware virtualization introduces significant new hardware requirements and new management, support, and licensing challenges.
This presentation will outline the hardware virtualization software that Microsoft offers, looks at the tools Microsoft provides for managing virtualized servers, and examines licensing and support implications of deploying hardware virtualization.
You will learn:
- What hardware virtualization products Microsoft offers, the roadmap for these products going forward
- What tools Microsoft offers to manage Virtual Machines running on its and other vendors' virtualization technologies
- How licensing and support can impact your hardware virtualization plans
- How Microsoft partners can assist customers in planning and migration of existing computing workloads and applications to a virtualized environment