Alex Barrett, News Director


When Microsoft open-sourced its Linux drivers for Hyper-V under the GNU General Public License this week, Linux and open source aficionados’ jaws dropped. But in virtualization circles — even among some Hyper-V users — the news was met with much less surprise or enthusiasm.
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Hyper-V R2 RTMs
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Microsoft released Hyper-V R2 to manufacturing today, along with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The release to manufacturing (RTM) means the final code is available for partners to test and install on their hardware. Microsoft said it will make the software available for evaluation in the first half of August and offer it to customers with Microsoft Software Assurance in the second half of the month.
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Is container-based virtualization right for you?

In environments where multiple operating systems aren’t required, container-based virtualization can offer virtualization performance benefits over hypervisor-based virtualization.
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Get to know XenServer 5.5: Now with Active Directory

Citrix has added new features to XenServer 5.5, including Microsoft Active Directory integration, additional operating system support and a shared storage repository for Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
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