Mike Neil, a product unit manager on the virtual machine team (core OS) did a Q&A with Virtualization.info that’s worth a read. The Q&A covers Windows Server virtualization, System Center virtual machine manager and the Softricity acquisition. And a week ago the download center published instructions for installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Small Business Read more
Did you know the coastline for Madagascar is 4824km long? Me either….and I assume that to most people information like that isn’t particularly interesting either. Which sets the perfect stage for some blog entries I want to start making. As we have now hit our Beta 2 milestone, you may have heard about our bigger Read more
Yesterday morning, during Bob Muglia’s keynote address to WinHEC 2006, we officially launched the Scalable Networking Pack for Windows Server 2003! The Scalable Networking Pack introduces a number of architectural innovations to Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) that enables support for the next generation of network acceleration and hardware-based offload technologies. In a nutshell, Read more
Today at WinHEC Bill Gates formally announced the arrival of the Virtual Machine Manager and Bob Muglia followed up with details and a live demonstration of this new product. There is a large amount of functionality in this product so I wanted to blog on some of the details to help folks get a better Read more
In his keynote at WinHEC today Bill Gates highlighted new updates on the MS virtualization road map. Windows Server virtualization – hypervisor-based technology that will be integrated into Windows Server “Longhorn” – will be delivered sooner than many have speculated: 180 days after RTM of the server product (which is targeted for 2007.) He also discussed System Center Read more
Putting any server into production in today’s IT environments is complex, with magnitudes of variables. For example, if your role is to design an architecture for an IT service, you know your design decision can vary based on your business needs and service requirements. Considerations on the users accessing the server, the location feed into Read more
This is not your father’s LinuxWorld conference. Well maybe “father” is the wrong person, but you get the idea. Along with a collection of T-shirt clad, bearded computing mavens, there was a large collection of Men’s Wharehouse shoppers and men in suits. It’s times like this that I wish I brought my camera … it was Read more
I haven’t been to Beantown in two years. While the Big Dig is now 99% complete, driving around Boston is as difficult as predicting the weather with a raised, wet finger. It’s not for the feint of heart. I met with some partners and public sector colleagues today, and sure enough virtualization is all the talk. In Read more
It is challenging to explain to our customers when a product is going to be released….. 1QFY06, 2HCY06, etc. Moreover, with the amount of products we release…it can be frustrating and confusing to keep them all straight. This is challenge we dont take lightly in the Server group at Microsoft. For example, how would you best explain Read more
LinuxWorld-Boston is shaping up to be dominated by virtualization news. Be it the major Linux distributors talking about the incorporation (or attempt to incorporate) of Xen hypervisor into the Linux kernal. We’ll also hear about expanded uses of virtualization and the possible virtualization format battle between vendors. The pace of the discussion has certainly picked up with Read more
My name is Shola Aluko and I am the product manager for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. This is my first official blog posting. Hmm, can a blog be official? Anyways, I was waiting for the right time to start blogging and this is it. We will be launching Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 (WSS03 Read more
Can’t get enough R2? Go in-depth on Windows Server 2003 R2 in this new TechNet level 300 webcast series for IT professionals. Microsoft subject matter experts walk you through how to plan and deploy the new features and scenarios in Windows Server 2003 R2. For details and to register, visit the Windows Server 2003 R2 Webcast Read more
