Microsoft is ramping up a new line of virtualization certifications to go hand-in-hand with its release of the Hyper-V server virtualization technology. The Windows Server Virtualization exam is now ...

The company also unveiled new security capabilities for the platform, which was previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop. Microsoft has rebranded its virtual desktop infrastructure platform under ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to its Virtual Server plans, announcing it will shift its next update of the software from a maintenance release to a paid upgrade. The Redmond, ...

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Microsoft arrived late to the virtualization market and still has some holes in its product portfolio. As it fights for market share, partners say the company's traditional strategy of pricing ...

As remote work became the default for many companies during the pandemic, it’s maybe no surprise that services like Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop, which gives users access to a fully managed ...

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in ...

Microsoft on Monday updated its plans for new virtualization software and said it will expand its lineup through an acquisition. The company will begin testing its hypervisor software, developed under ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has bought Softricity Inc., a provider of software to virtualize applications or stream them on-demand to client PCs. Microsoft also said that a beta version of ...

As part of its ongoing plan to beef up its virtualization portfolio, Microsoft unveiled Monday it would acquire virtualization vendor Softricity, revealed a timeline for offering built-in hypervisor ...

Microsoft's next-generation server virtualization solution falls short versus VMware's VI3, but has the right stuff for less demanding, Windows-centric environments Hyper-V is finally here – almost.

Hyper-V is finally here — almost. With the recent delivery of Release Candidate 1, Microsoft is shifting from major engineering operations mode to cross-the-i’s-and-dot-the-t’s mode. The majority of ...