System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM)

Announcing the availability the of VMM 2008 R2 RC. Take full advantage of platform enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 including Live Migration, Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV), hot add/remove of storage, network optimization, and remote desktop services (RDS). VMM 2008 R2 also adds functionality to migrate storage for running VMs, SAN-based migration across clusters, template based rapid provisioning, maintenance mode to automate the evacuation of VMs off hosts, and Live Migration host compatibility checks.

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VMM 2008 R2 Release Candidate is here
Live Migration and other great new Windows Server 2008 R2 features are now supported by System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 RC. Read the RC release announcement.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V RC now available: Download it today
InformationWeek: Nissan Shifts Manufacturing Costs With Hyper-V
Microsoft's virtualization software helped consolidate 159 servers used in assembly and component manufacturing down to 28. Read the article.
HP Launches Insight Control for System Center
New HP Insight Control suite for Microsoft System Center provides seamless integration of unique HP ProLiant and BladeSystem manageability features into System Center to deploy servers quickly, manage health proactively, optimize power confidently and take complete control from anywhere.
Get dynamic resource management with VMM and PRO
This new webcast covers a powerful new feature in VMM 2008 called Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) that enables administrators to quickly indentify performance issues in their virtualized environment and provides remedial recommendations to rectify them. See how it can help optimize your virtual infrastructure.
InformationWeek: VMM 2008 delivers on cost over VMware
Microsoft Virtualization goes cross-platform with VMware support
eWeek raves: "Microsoft breaks new ground by adding support for VMware ESX Infrastructure to System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008."
Assessment and Planning Toolkit for migration to Hyper-V
Accelerate your migration to Hyper-V when you use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit to determine whether your systems are ready for server consolidation.

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Learn about a new management solution from HP, Insight Control for System Center, which integrates the hardware management features of HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers with System Center.

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