A rival to VMware?

Glenn · Oct 27, 2008, 08:19:14

Hyper-V is now available at for free http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/default.mspx could this rival VMWare's ESXi free offering?

Sebby · Oct 27, 2008, 18:00:47

What is it?

Rik · Oct 27, 2008, 18:02:21

I was hoping someone else would ask.

Sebby · Oct 27, 2008, 18:03:45

I did read the page, but it still made no sense to me!

Rik · Oct 27, 2008, 18:04:26

I just thought it was me being thick.

Glenn · Oct 27, 2008, 18:12:48

VMMware by MS so you can run a virtual PC on your PC handy if you do a lot of testing of apps etc.

Sebby · Oct 27, 2008, 18:15:32

Is it a new version of Virtual PC, then?

kinmel · Oct 27, 2008, 19:49:26

It is not a desktop, it is a virtual server application

D-Dan · Oct 27, 2008, 21:40:03

Ermm - what's wrong with VirtualBox - which works flawlessly with minimal overheads?

I like Open Source

Steve

Sebby · Oct 27, 2008, 21:41:09

I hope you didn't post that message from Windows.

D-Dan · Oct 27, 2008, 21:43:25

LOL - I dual boot (and use VirtualBox on both Windows and Linux) - so I could have posted it from anywhere