Despite the hubbub this week around Microsoft's release of what it calls a 'feature complete' release candidate of Hyper-V, its virtualization hypervisor, some channel partners say it still lacks features necessary compete with the likes of VMware and Citrix/Xensource.
In fact, despite Microsoft's insistence that Hyper-V won't be ready for launch until the August timeframe, some partners seem to be channeling former Wendy's spokesperson Clara 'Where's the Beef' Peller in their assessments of Hyper-V's current functionality.
"If this is what they call 'feature complete,' then Hyper-V is definitely number three on my radar after VMware and Xensource," said one virtualization solution provider and Microsoft partner, who requested anonymity. "There are certain capabilities that are glaringly absent from the platform, such as high availability, resource management, and memory overcommitment."