By Joachim NässlanderPublished: 08 September 2008 8:17 PM UTCPosted in: Hyper-V, MicrosoftTags: free, Hyper-V, Microsoft
Microsoft today announced that Hyper-V will be released as a free download within 30 days. The free version does requires separate licenses for virtualized OS’es and lacks some features available in other versions. But for small customers or test/dev it’s perfect!
The table shows the differences between the editions:
More information can be found at Microsoft’s site:
http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/default.mspx
Thanks to my fellow nerd-herder Mikael for the tip!
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I have 10+ years experience of the IT-industry. The last years I've been heavily involved in Microsofts Technology Adoption Programs for Windows Vista, "Longhorn", Hyper-V, "Stirling", SCVMM and Windows Server 2008 R2. I'm was awarded an MVP in File Systems & Storage 2008, MVP in Cluster 2009, member of Microsoft Extended Experts Team and have been speaking at numerous events such as TechEd and TechDays.
