Although Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V introduced an overwhelming number of new features, Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduces even more. With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft did a good job of ...

Preview editions of Hyper-V 2012 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 pick up where the strong initial releases left off Hyper-V 3.0 was perhaps the shiniest of the shining-star ...

With the release of Windows Server 2012 yesterday, Microsoft significantly updated its Hyper-V virtualization platform. Available both as part of Server 2012 and as a free (as in beer) standalone ...

One of the standout presentations from last week's TechEd event was the new Hyper-V improvements to come with Windows Server 2012 R2. Public preview releases of Windows Server 2012 R2 will arrive this ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

[ Editor’s note: This article has been revised to underscore the fact that we tested VMware vSphere with vCenter Server but we tested Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V without System Center 2012, and ...

I'm taking a couple weeks off before the busiest part of Microsoft's 2012 kicks into full gear. But never fear: The Microsoft watching will go on while I'm gone. I've asked a few illustrious members ...

Windows Server 2012 is not the only server-specific product that the Redmondians made generally available this week. A couple of other related server SKUs are now available for test/evaluation and ...

Today, Microsoft officially releases Windows Server 2012, the first of its latest wave of new operating systems. It shares a few things with the upcoming Windows 8 client operating system, including ...

I've been working a lot on Hyper-V recently, and I've been happy to find that there are plenty of good community resources on Hyper-V that can help people get started with it. One feature I've spent a ...

Microsoft at TechEd last week previewed some of the upcoming Hyper-V improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2. Public preview releases of Windows Server 2012 R2 will arrive this month, with the product ...