Tag: Virtualization

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Zero to SDN in under five minutes 

Deploy a cloud application quickly with the new Microsoft SDN stack You might have seen this blog post recently published on common data center challenges. In that article, Ravi talked about the challenges surrounding deployment, flexibility, resiliency, and security, and how our Software Defined Networking (SDN) helps you solves those challenges.
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Introducing Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Network Virtualization: Enabling Rapid Migration and Workload Isolation in the Cloud 

We’ve all heard about the agility that server virtualization delivers.  However, our conversations with people in the trenches made it clear that the full potential of virtualization remains frustratingly beyond their grasp.  In particular, the lack of agile networking limits the agility you can achieve at a reasonable cost.
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Windows Server 8: Standards-Based Storage Management 

Take a look at Jeffrey Snover’s blog post, Distinguished Engineer and Lead Architect for Window Server, where he discusses standards-based storage management in the next release of Windows Server codenamed “Windows Server 8”. Read Jeffrey’s post on the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform blog.
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Windows Server 8: An Introduction 

Take a look at Bill Laing’s blog, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Server and Cloud business, to get an overview of the next release of Windows Server codenamed Windows Server 8. Read Bill’s post on the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform blog.
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GET PRE-VALIDATED PRIVATE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE WITH HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK 

If you’re looking to get started implementing a Microsoft private cloud infrastructure, the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program can offer invaluable help by delivering pre-validated reference architectures. The Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track solutions are currently being offered by 6 Microsoft hardware partners, who cover a broad swath of the Windows Server hardware market.
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Cloud Computing a Catalyst for Server Growth? 

In an interesting piece by Ryan Nichols at Computerworld yesterday: Cloud computing by the numbers: What do all the statistics mean, Nichols summarizes some recent research findings on the market potential of cloud computing, quoting impressive market forecasts from sources such as Gartner ($150 billion by 2013), Merrill Lynch ($160 billion by 2011),and AMI Partners.