Microsoft this week gave further signs that it's ready to challenge virtualization leader VMware on its home turf, taking the wraps off its Hyper-V Server 2008 and revealing that another key virtualization component is only weeks away.
The company said Hyper-V Server 2008 will be available free on the Web, while System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 will be available within 30 days. SCVMM 2008 handles configuration, deployment and centralized management of enterprises' virtualized infrastructure in connection with solutions from both Microsoft and VMware.
The announcements came during the first in a global series of Microsoft marketing events promoting the Redmond, Wash. software colossus's virtualization solutions.
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