Microsoft Thursday did something it rarely does. The company released a beta for a long-awaited technology — in this case its Windows Server 2008 virtualization technology Hyper-V — ahead of schedule.

IT leaders at small businesses should evaluate virtualization options such as VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV ...

For the second straight year Microsoft won’t bother showcasing its primary virtualization technology at VMworld. For the second straight year Microsoft won’t bother showcasing its primary ...

Microsoft has been hammering away at VMware with the message that Hyper-V gives customers much bigger bang for their buck, and the software giant has come up with creative promotions to get companies ...

Microsoft Wednesday released a feature-complete beta of its Hyper-V virtualization technology, which is an add-on to Windows Server 2008. Microsoft said the “Release Candidate” (RC) was “near-final” ...

Microsoft on Thursday released its Hyper-V virtualization technology, a day after it was widely reported the software was about to go into final release. People can now download Hyper-V for Windows ...

Microsoft on Thursday fired a shot across the bow of competitors in the virtualization market by releasing a public beta for Hyper-V, its widely awaited virtualization hypervisor that will be part of ...

Microsoft, famous for its product delays, has taken a different approach with its latest virtualization offering: instead of multiple delays, it's pushing up delivery deadlines. The Redmond, WA-based ...

Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization technology will come to Windows 8, marking the first time the software is available in both the server and desktop versions of Windows, Microsoft confirmed today.