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Anyway, the virtualization war is really just starting. And its fun to read all the mud slinging. But there are times when I get informed by it.
Right now, M$ Hyper-V is a contender. But it isn't something that would knock-out VMWare in the following months.
I actually like VMWare ever since I got to know about it when working for TrendMicro. I like Hyper-V's concept too right now. Each camp seems to have valid points. But what's important is what customers want - reliable, performant, secure, manageable.
Give that, better that then you win.
Just my 2 cents.
Hopefully in the future they will probably match Virtual Infrastructure features ... but how long is going to take to match Vsphere's features?
Let's keep waiting for future features to come!!
It wasn't so long ago that Microsoft said Live Migration wasn't required, for planned maintenance you could use cold migration. You have a long way to catch up....
w/ Humor, wow! but thanks for the deep tech dig. The talk & blogs are obviating the complexity next to nothing:) user wins! Maybe I may write a live animation/simulator for virtualization in xaml/wpf/drivers/visio/intellisense/c++ for class project. Thanks to these ease of use lowcost tools working together from MSFT. Strousub "..why are MSFT tools so popular..?" Maybe its the integration, and smooth out corners, the details, devil!
I get the impression that VMware is in the same boat of every OS that used to try to compete with Windows in the older desktop wars: it's not that they have to write all the drivers ... it's that they are the only ones who are willing to do it because there's simply no money in it. They are just spinning it in a way that they want to guarantee stability.
Seriously they need to open up thier driver model. That and thier 2TB direct driver limitation in the storage controller are thier two biggest problems right now IMO (MS has an honest advantage with GPT and huge disk sizes).
I am working for a Microsoft Gold Partner selling both Hyper-V and VMware. We have a growing number of Hyper-V customers who love the product and the potential with R2 which is just around the corner.
Mike Laverick
RTFM Education Ltd
http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk
I think you’re missing a ‘to’.
No best word to describe it: FUD
Of course you don't have stuff like Live Migration and such. Sure, you will have it in the future, but right now you don't, and that is the current truth.
So basically Microsoft will give Live Migration and Cluster Share volume as part of Windows Server Hyper- V...
SO WHY should I pay for VMW?
ALso.. i looked at Microsoft WebSite.. So many Enterprise CUSTOMERS case studies...
If soooo many customers are using it there might be something to this..
a) Quick migration requires that you shut down your VM. That's bad. But, we can use maintenance windows.
Live migration is critical for production.
b) Footprint: well, video says that you shouldn't compare kernel footprint, but rather memory. Silly. This is bait/switch... Rather, patching a big kernel means... well monthly patch Tuesday (and downtime).
c)SCVMM simply doesn't manage my VMware VM's... even for my mixed mode customers, I tell them to ignore SCVMM for managing VMware stuff - e.g. it doesn't even clone from template! Even VirtualCenter web access has more functionality.
d) Memory overcommit. For production users, this is a HUGE deal - *IF* used properly. Don't architect for more phys memory than you need for boot up - otherwise you swap. Ugh! I get way more VM
blogs.vmware.com/.../esxi-vs-hyper-v.html
Maybe we need to talk to the discovery boys
dsc.discovery.com/.../mythbusters.html
1. Today Microsft does have a live migration feature, it's called quick migration. You get failover in 20 seconds instead 5. Unless you need the 15 seconds, you don't waste the money on VMware. Windows 2008 R2 WILL Have 5 second live migration with shared volumes.
2. What does the footprint have to do with it. Worse VMware performance:
virtualizationreview.com/.../article.aspx
3. SCVMM will manage VMWare servers and migrate from them to Hyper-V. I would not use it manage your VMware environment.
For all the commenters mocking their appearance or commenting it as FUD without a real comment...do you work for VMWare marketing?
Guys how can you expect to be taken seriously producing drivel like this.
Cringworthy.
1. We don't have live migration.
"Not true, we've heard of it, and will have it in 2010. All we had to do was rewrite the file system."
2. ESXi has a much smaller footprint.
"That's unfair, ESX is 'almost like windows' because it has a large memory size." WHAT?? does that have to do with footprint.
3. SCVMM doesn't really manage VMware infrastructure.
"That's silly, because... oh, look can we talk about MOM, instead?"
Look, I could go on and on. This is video really not helpful, except to highlight VMWare strengths.
blogs.technet.com/.../For-_2400_50_2C00_000_2C00_-I-could-pay-someone-to-move-my-virtual-machines-for-me.aspx
to now pushing their live migration/cluster file system as the greatest thing since sliced bread.