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Microsoft unveils virtualisation products in Gulf
Microsoft Gulf on Sunday launched Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a next-generation technology currently holding 23 per cent of the worldwide market along with Virtual Server 2005, according to the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Virtualisation tracker.
- By Natasha Marrian, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:04 November 24, 2008
Dubai: Microsoft Gulf on Sunday launched Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a next-generation technology currently holding 23 per cent of the worldwide market along with Virtual Server 2005, according to the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Virtualisation tracker.
Virtualisation, according to Microsoft, helps information technology departments save costs and improves business continuity. The products address all aspects of the physical and virtual infrastructures; servers, networks, applications, and desktop, across multiple hypervisors, that can be easily managed through a centralised console, its website said.
Consolidation
Hyper-V consolidates server roles as separate virtual machines on a single physical machine.
"Now is the time for customers to get virtual. Customers have been telling us that virtualisation is a top priority, but they continue to face multiple barriers to adoption, such as costs and complex tools. In response, Microsoft is breaking down these barriers through the launch of new solution, centralised management tools and a broad partner ecosystem to help make virtualisation ubiquitous," said server and tools business group lead for Microsoft Gulf, Ahmer Hassan.
"With desktop and datacentre virtualisation offerings available from Micro-soft and our partners, customers are adopting Microsoft solutions because they have better value and will make IT operations more dynamic."
Worldwide, 1.5 million copies of the Hyper-V pre-released version is moving from the evaluation to the deployment phase.
Microsoft also showcased its SQL Server 2008 and Silverlight 2.0.
HP, Intel, AMD, Citrix and Dell are the launch partners working closely with Microsoft to set the industry standard in the region and to deliver the future of enterprise computing technologies globally.
"Virtualisation increases data centre efficiency while reducing hardware footprints," said Ramzi Abdulbaki, SMG Group, Intel Corporation.
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