What should hardware engineers and Microsoft partners be thinking about as they plan to adopt Windows Server virtualization?
Laing: Windows Server virtualization will be part of Windows Server 2008 and is a core part of this platform. Last week, we disclosed that a beta version of Windows Server virtualization will be available with the RTM of Windows Server 2008 so that customers and partners can begin testing high availability, server consolidation, dynamic datacenter and test and development scenarios.Windows Server virtualization is designed to take advantage of the latest advancements in hardware technology, including the new AMD and Intel processors that provide hardware-assisted virtualization. When we release the public beta of Windows Server virtualization, we will publish a set of APIs that partners can use to take advantage of and build their own solutions. Hardware engineers and partners should also consider that Windows Server virtualization will be available as a role with the Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008. This provides a minimal parent partition and reduces the system resour
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