Until recently, when it came to complex datacenter virtualization tasks, most enterprises have turned to VMware Inc. tools. Lately, though, many have questioned whether Hyper-V is a viable alternative ...

It’s always fun to keep your eyes open for useful and interesting free tools that help make your job easier. Because these tools are free, you don’t have to beg for budget or write up a justification ...

Cloudy Tactics: In another effort to steer Windows customers toward Azure, Microsoft is offering a new tool that converts virtual machines between two formats. The goal is to help organizations stay ...

Hyper-V comes with its own manager, but System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 may be what your VMs really need This week I’m at the Connections conference in Las Vegas, and the buzz is all about ...

The final version of SC VMM – which began shipping in November – is much improved over the beta code we tested last fall, but it has still got some rough patches in terms of integration with Microsoft ...