hyper-v

virusscan exclusions on hyper-v

virus scanners become smarter and smarter and these days not everyone is excluding certain files or directories anymore.
but i must say that i still make virus scan exclusions, because my opinion is that avoiding problems is better than fix (heal) them. For hyper-v this is the same, maybe more important because you are relaying on [...]

How to prepare for the 652 hyper-v exam

This week i have done the hyper-v exam and passed with a score of 935. the exam focused highly on snapshots,clustering, virtual network. but there are also some scvmm2008 questions and some real very easy and simple basic questions.
I first read the hyper-v unleashed book. This book has also focus on scvmm 2008. This book [...]

microsoft licensing and support on virtualization

gabrie van zanten wrote a nice article on searchvmware about microsoft licensing and virtualization. it gives you a good view what you can reduce on licensing cost.
i didn’t know about the scom licenses, but i knew about the windows server licenses.
Also the support from a microsoft standpoint for microsoft products on virtualization platform is becoming [...]

HYPER-V VERSUS ESX PART1

HYPER-V VERSUS ESX PART1
There are already several articles on the internet about hyper-v versus esx.
Like http://itcomparison.com/Virtualization/MShypervvsvi35/HyperVvsvmware35esx.htm there is a comparion.
There was also a powerpoint on www.gabesvirtualworld.com but i had never the change to read it.What I will try to do is compare them on a higer level than only from a technical view. I will [...]

microsoft acquisition of Kidaro

Microsoft has announced that they have completed the acquisition of Kidaro and with this announcement they have provided insight into what the Kidaro product range will look like now that Kidaro has been assimilated.
Shanen Boettcher, General Manager of Windows Product Management, talks about the future of Kidaro on the Windows Vista Blog. Some key take [...]