Easy to Use Microsoft Hyper-V Backup

Hyper-V Backup in 5 clicks - Hyper Easy, Hyper Fast, Hyper Effective

"A powerful Hyper-V aware backup solution that easily backs up Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machines. Take the guesswork out of backing up Hyper-V, you won’t find an easier to use or quicker to configure solution."

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Xen Server 6

"Citrix XenServer is a complete, managed server virtualization platform built on the powerful Xen hypervisor. Xen technology is widely acknowledged as the fastest and most secure virtualization software in the industry. XenServer is designed for efficient management of Windows® and Linux® virtual servers and delivers cost-effective server consolidation and business continuity."

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Hyper-V in Windows 8: Feature Overview

Hyper-V Windows 8 Scale, CPU, and Memory

The new scalability features say to me “virtualize anything”. The virtual machine size and cluster sizes are off the charts. Now… to find a server with 160 logical processors and 2 TB of RAM to test with. Any takers? Here are the key metrics.

• Up to 160 processors on host
• Up to 2 TB memory on host
• Up to 32 VPs per VM
• Up to 1 TB RAM per VM
• 64 TB per VHDX
• 32 nodes and 4000 VMs in cluster
• Guest NUMA (project guest NUMA topology into guest)

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Introducing Microsoft® WebMatrix

"WebMatrix is a free web development tool from Microsoft that includes everything you need for website development. Start from open source web applications, built-in web templates or just start writing code yourself. It’s all-inclusive, simple and best of all free. Developing websites has never been easier."

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Hyper-V Dynamic Memory

"One of the new technologies introduced in Service Pack 1 for Hyper-V 2008 R2 was “Dynamic Memory”. This allows Hyper-V to adjust the amount of RAM allocated to its virtual machines based on the demands generated by the VMs against the demands of other VMs and within total available physical memory. It’s often compared to VMWare’s memory overcommit technology. Dynamic memory can be leveraged to accomplish much the same outcome as memory overcommit, but it is not the same thing. There is a great variance in the mechanics of hypervisor memory management techniques. This posting will examine some of them in detail."

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FreeNAS - Open Source

"FreeNAS™ is an Open Source Storage Platform based on FreeBSD and supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. FreeNAS™ 8 includes ZFS, which supports high storage capacities and integrates file systems and volume management into a single piece of software."

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Spiceworks - IT management

"When we say that Spiceworks simplifies "everything IT" for free...we mean it! With hundreds of features (and new ones added every few months!), Spiceworks’ free IT management software helps IT pros navigate all of the most common hurdles and headaches they encounters in their day-to-day grind."

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