Until recently, when it came to complex datacenter virtualization tasks, most enterprises have turned to VMware Inc. tools. Lately, though, many have questioned whether Hyper-V is a viable alternative ...

One of the standout presentations from last week's TechEd event was the new Hyper-V improvements to come with Windows Server 2012 R2. Public preview releases of Windows Server 2012 R2 will arrive this ...

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization clusters With the release of Windows Server 2012, Hyper ...

Preview editions of Hyper-V 2012 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 pick up where the strong initial releases left off Hyper-V 3.0 was perhaps the shiniest of the shining-star ...

I am currently in the process of migrating from using VMware ESXi 4.1 to Hyper-V 2012 and am trying to wrap my head around how Microsoft does stuff versus VMware. Currently we have a CLARiiON CX3-10c ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The Hyper-V manager can be used to manually start and stop your virtual machine(s). The Start-VM and Stop-VM cmdlet in PowerShell starts/stops a virtual machine. The cmdlets available in the Hyper-V ...

You can now close Hyper-V Manager. Rename a Hyper-V virtual machine using PowerShell For those who wish to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine via the command line or through scripts, you can use ...

VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Hyper-V are the two leading platforms for server virtualization. Although they provide similar features and functionality, the way they manage storage for virtual ...

Microsoft at TechEd last week previewed some of the upcoming Hyper-V improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2. Public preview releases of Windows Server 2012 R2 will arrive this month, with the product ...