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    Virtually large but apparently small

    You've only got to hang around a datacentre for about 30 seconds before someone starts raving on about virtualisation. While the cost benefits of virtualisation are obvious, the management challenges often get swept under the carpet.

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  • Is Microsoft a threat to VMware?

    The talk of this year's VMworld conference in Las Vegas was how much of a competitive threat Microsoft, which weeks earlier announced the free release of its hypervisor product, will prove to virtualisation leader VMware.

  • KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

    A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.

  • Q&A: Inside Window Server 2008

    With Microsoft set to officially launch Windows Server 2008 this week, ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business to talk about what to expect.

  • Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

    Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

  • Sun rises on xVM stategy

    Sun Microsystems' xVM virtualisation efforts are getting louder and louder.

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  • Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

  • Hyper-V

    Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.

  • XenSource XenServer 3.2

    XenServer still has a fair way to go in order to catch up to the current functionality already offered in VMWare and Microsoft's virtualisation solutions -- but it's quickly improving and is a lot more affordable.

  • iSeries rises to conflicting demands

    IBM's iSeries will never be IBM's most exciting range of servers, but it is destined for great things, according to one of its architects.

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