In head to head benchmark tests of Microsoft Hyper-V compared to VMware Workstation, The Hypervisor test results indicate virtual machine (VM) performance using Hyper-V is below that of VMware Workstation. Our tests compared the time taken to install various operating systems into VMs hosted by the two hypervisors. Thus our test results focus on the […]

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Launched on September 4th, vReplicator 2.1 is the latest version of Vizioncore’s virtual machine replication suite. Previously called esxReplicator 2.0, the update is a good choice for firms that want to create and maintain replicas of their virtual machines (VMs) that are ready to run on secondary servers just in case something goes wrong with […]

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Windows Server 2008 really does promise to be the best version yet. For example, it includes the option of installing a system that does not include the Windows GUI, which should dramatically reduce the number of patches needed throughout the system’s lifetime. Also, new server roles make it easier than ever to configure a system […]

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