Products, Services, Training and Certification Ease Use and Adoption
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, a bare metal hypervisor-based server virtualization product, is now available as a no-cost Web download at http://www.microsoft.com/Hyper-VServer. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 provides a simplified, reliable and optimized virtualization solution for customers to consolidate Windows or Linux workloads onto a single physical server or to run client operating systems and applications in server-based virtual machines in the data center. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 allows customers to leverage their existing provisioning, updating, management and support tools, processes and skills.
The provisioning and management tools are based on Microsoft System Center suite, which provides centralized, enterprise-class management of physical and virtual resources across desktops and data centers. One of these products is Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, which is available as beta software; a final version will be released by the end of the month. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 enables customers to configure and deploy new virtual machines and centrally manage their virtualized infrastructure.
"Dell is delivering server, storage and services solutions optimized for virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V Server and System Center - integration that truly simplifies virtualization deployments," said Rick Becker, vice president of Software and Solutions at Dell. "By using both these business-ready virtualization solutions, customers can realize a smarter path to virtualization that eases the managing of both their heterogeneous physical and virtual environments."
"Customers want to attain the most value from their Microsoft virtualization investments, and leverage the technologies to grow their business," said Scott Farrand, vice president, Enterprise Storage and Server Software, HP. "HP offers a combination of server, storage, software and services for Microsoft technologies, such as Hyper-V Server and System Center, that can help customers simplify their virtualization deployment and make their operations more efficient."
Customers can now benefit from the Server Virtualization with Advanced Management offering from Microsoft Services to help maximize the value of server virtualization using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Center. This offering includes assessment of existing physical infrastructure, review of potential cost savings, and proof-of-concept implementation, followed by a full design, deployment, migration and operational integration of the virtualization infrastructure.
Building on the strength and valued reputation of the Microsoft Certified Professional program, Microsoft is also delivering a new series of global virtualization training and certification offerings for IT professionals covering desktop, server and management environments. Complete details on these programs are available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/virtualization and the Microsoft Learning Community blog at http://blogs.technet.com/mslcommunity/archive/tags/virtualization/default.aspx.
