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http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/virtualmachinemanager/en/us/default.aspx confirmes the blogposts I Saw floating around everywhere. for eval purposes: get it here.

As you may have found out by reading this Blog, you’ll know that I am running Windows Server 2008 on my laptop with Hyper-V enabled. up tillnow I always switched  Hard disks to boot into Windows XP with virtual server. I found the loss of performance in virtual server under Hyper-v very bad. Machines did not perform really. Today I read ...

The result of my Beta exam (70-652 TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring) has just come in. I reviewed my status on the prometric web site and there it was. PASSED… So now I am a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring… that is one mouth full ( of…..) My Transcript does not show it yet.. I ...

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3250331a-0116-4064-92d1-50b9b0727b75&DisplayLang=en is the URL to get the new virtualization add-in for visio… You need VSTO runtime for it though…(get that one here...)

Those remembering that i once tried to upgrade my RC1 to escrow will know, I had to do a complete reinstall. even though I do not prefer upgrades, I did want to try to see what the drawbacks are. If it works and some more things. Well, to start with: It works, as long as you think that losing all settings of your VM's in Hyper-V and with that All ...

I blogged about the fact I was running Server 2008 on my laptop with Hyper-V, until the latest release I was not able to run both Hyper-V and Virtual PC/Server on the same box, the box rebooted when I started a Vm in VPC/VS2005. I tried again (against my better judgement I thought), and to my surprise: It works... So now I can run my ''old'' VM's ...

You can find more info Here: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/scvmm/default.mspx In the next version Microsoft will support even VMWare and XEN. so it will be a nice thing to keep your eyes on.

A colleague send me a link to a nice interview that talks about XEN, VMWare and Windows Server Virtualization. It is nice to read how things are working out and to see the vision of someone outside microsoft on the WSv thing. read it here.

just before the weekend started, it is here, I can play with it, My day is made. I will have a hell of a weekend, because now I know on monday i do not have all day to play, I have to teach. but at least I will have the install to do on monday morning, and the rest of the week I can get in to the new version. I AM SO HAPPY

On the virtualization Blog on Technet you will find the most important item for me today: System center Virtual Machine Manager is RTM today. which means, as soon as we can get our hands on the bits for WSv, we can manage it with VMM. I also like the way they plan to proceed with the product: So – in our next set of releases will be adding ...