Contents tagged with Hyper-V
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VMQ Deep Dive, 3 of 3
Introduction At this point I’m hoping everyone has had the opportunity to read my two previous blogs on VMQ, VMQ Deep Dive 1 and VMQ Deep Dive 2 , and are more knowledgeable about the offload and when to use it. In this last post of this series, I want...(read more)
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VMQ Deep Dive, 2 of 3
Introduction In my last blog post of this series, ‘ VMQ Deep Dive, 1 of 3 ,’ I went into detail on why we implemented VMQ and how to view the VMQ settings on the adapter to verify that it was configured properly. In this blog post I am...(read more)
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VMQ Deep Dive, 1 of 3
Virtual Machine Queues (VMQ) is an incredibly powerful performance technology introduced in Windows Server 2012. A concern we’ve noticed as Windows Server 2012 is increasingly deployed in datacenter environments is misconceptions about VMQ, and...(read more)
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Get the “Scoop” on Hyper-V during VMworld
VMworld kicks off this week in San Francisco. I happen to know a few loyal VMware IT professionals, and the event is clearly a very exciting time of the year for them - an opportunity to meet other fellow enthusiasts, as well as to learn more about new releases from VMware. But I wonder if they would ever expect to learn more about Microsoft technologies such as Hyper-V and System Center while attending the event. Well, that’s what we’re going to make happen this year, albeit a little creatively.
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Transforming your datacenter – networking in the R2 release
This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers an overview of networking investments...(read more)
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What’s new in Hyper-V Network Virtualization in R2
This post is a part of the nine-part “What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers new features in Hyper-V Network Virtualization in Windows Server...(read more)
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Hyper-V Surge! June 30 Deadline is Coming Fast – Microsoft Partners Act Now!
We wanted to make sure and remind the Microsoft Partner community that the Hyper-V Surge! program is happening right now. This incentive program is for a limited time so don’t be late. If you are wondering what the “Hyper-V Surge!” promotion is, here’s a great description:
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Windows Server Hyper-V is now a hypervisor for FreeBSD
As noted on the Openness@Microsoft blog this morning by Anandeep Pannu, Senior Program Manager for the Open Source Technical Center:
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FreeBSD to run as a first-class guest on Windows Server Hyper-V
Today, at BSDCan 2012, Microsoft and partners NetApp and Citrix announced upcoming native support for FreeBSD support on Windows Server Hyper-V.
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Server Core: Best Practice for Applications on Windows Server
I have been talking with a number of customers, CSOs, CIOs and industry professionals over the past few weeks and I realized that the availability and benefits of using the Server Core option of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 was not as widely known as I think it should be. Windows Server Core provides a minimal installation environment for running specific server roles, which reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. The following roles are supported in Windows Server 2008 R2: