Microsoft Virtual Server

WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper defines the terminology associated with IT virtualization, explaining both vendor-agnostic and vendor-specific to help you when creating or adjusting your virtualization strategy.

Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 02 May 2013

EBRIEF: Access this solution brief to discover Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) rack and blade servers, and learn why they are an excellent platform for Microsoft SQL servers.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

IT BRIEFING: This 12 page special report updated for 2012 gives you the facts on Microsoft, its strategy, products and services and financial performance.

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 | Published: 25 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper as it discusses a new state-of-the-art server that will improve the performance of mission-critical applications while offering compelling economic and environmental benefits for your organization.

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: This essential resource highlights the newest features and improvements in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2012. Discover how admins can benefit from better performance, enhanced information and greater control over the infrastructure.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: Download this free trial of Microsoft Office 365 to see the familiar software features of next-generation communications delivered as a cloud service.

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 | Premiered: 01 Aug 2012

INFORMATION CENTER: Click below to gain access to Microsoft's Data Center, where you can gain insight on SQL Server Data Tools' benifits, install and download the tool pack, and get information to help you get started with developing today.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this Quest tech brief, learn proven techniques to reduce risk, increase efficiency, and ensure the best possible performance in your virtual environment. You’ll see how to maintain availability and keep your end users happy. Read it today.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

VIDEO: Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, is available as an integral feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 and enables you to implement server virtualization with ease. Watch this video and learn more.

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 | Premiered: 16 Aug 2010

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This tutorial demonstrates how you can easily connect Microsoft Visual Studio to an Oracle 11g server by using the Progress DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET in conjunction with the ADO.NET Entity Framework. This set up lets you fully exploit the power of MS’s ADO.NET Entity Data Framework when working with Oracle without needing to write any code.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This Quick Reference Guide is for people who need to understand the basics of how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is licensed and sold. This guide does not supersede or replace any of the legal documentation covering SQL Server use rights.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper includes information useful both before and after the purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 05 Feb 2010

EBOOK: Virtualization technology isn't complete without a hypervisor. This final chapter of the Introduction to Virtualization e-book explains some hypervisor basics—highlighting the differences between bare-metal and hosted hypervisors—and lists some features that you should look for when selecting one for your virtual environment.

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 | Published: 21 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: This Focus profile describes Microsoft Hyper-V and VMM. It discusses Microsoft's server virtualization history, the origins of the Microsoft virtual server technologies and solutions, and the architecture of those solutions.

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 | Published: 28 Mar 2008

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this Q+A transcript, Microsoft Virtualization Expert, Edwin Yuen, answers your questions regarding Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server virtualization, and much more.

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: The support team for Microsoft SQL Server has published guidelines for virtualizing this database engine. Read this paper to learn how to move forward with the process and create supported SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) that can be hosted on Dell PowerEdge servers.

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Sep 2008