TechNet Magazine: October 2008 Issue

This month in TechNet Magazine it’s all about Virtualization and how you can consolidate your exiting infrastructure using some of the new technologies in Windows Server 2008.  Now is a good time to start looking at some of these technologies as you think about your consolidation projects.  Below are some of the highlights:

• Introduction to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 – The introduction of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 and the new Hyper-V Server 2008 is making virtualization even more compelling.  Check out this article for an introduction
• Manage your virtual environments with VMM2008 – Have you got a lot of virtual machines to manage?  Well check out this article to see how Virtual Manager 2008 can help you get them organised.
• Getting Started with Microsoft Application Virtualization – Formerly known as Softgrid; Application Virtualization allows you to deliver a virtual desktop to clients in your organization.  Check out this article to find out more
• Achieving High Availability with Hyper-V – This one is of particular interest to me because I’ve been playing around with this using iSCSI.  If you are looking at Clustering with Hyper-V then this article is a great place to start.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery for Server Virtualization – This article talks about how you can use virtualization to help in your DR strategies.
• Essential Tools for planning your Virtual Infrastructure – all the tools you need for planning..

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