Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd Jun 2008 21:22 UTC, submitted by snydeq
InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy reviews Hyper-V RC1, and though he finds the Windows Server hypervisor lacking the sophistication of VI3, the company's try and try-again attitude might help the company in gain an advantage over VMware. "For many shops, Hyper-V will prove to be plenty good enough, allowing Microsoft to begin eating away at VMware's market share while preparing the next-generation product for the final assault that topples the leader."
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Member since:2005-11-10
No Microsoft does not have 90% of the server market like they have and had that much of the desktop market. But they are in the dominate position at 67%
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/itmanagement/10376540....
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2005-07-06
This isn't quite the same, as Microsoft don't have a monopoly situation when it comes to servers. Apart from the advantages of consolidating machines as you can do with virtualisation technology, the advantage for a lot of people in VMware and other non-Hyper-V solutions is that they can better control Windows on Linux and non-Microsoft platforms. Personally, I just don't see the point of virtualising Windows on Windows primarily because there are other benefits to be had.
Also, say what you like, but you are just going to get better support for non-Windows guests in VMware and other non-Microsoft solutions. I don't see Microsoft wiping out VMware at all, although they will face stiffer competition from Hyper-V and Xen and KVM.