Summary

Microsoft Hyper-V has come a long way in just a few short years. As recently as 2003, Microsoft wasn’t even in the virtualization game, and now with Windows 2008, virtualization provides organizations a way to consolidate server applications onto a fewer number of virtual server systems. Key to the release of Windows 2008 Hyper-V is the ability to run 64-bit guest sessions and allow for memory, disk, and processor support that meet the demands of enterprise-level physical servers into individualized guest operating sessions.

Hyper-V in Windows 2008 provides the ability of hosting Windows server, Windows client, and non-Windows guest sessions with the ability of consolidating dozens of physical servers into a single virtual server system. By adding additional virtual server systems to an enterprise, an organization can drastically reduce the number of physical servers it has plus provide a method of implementing server redundancy, clustering, and disaster recovery without the need to double the number of physical servers the organization requires to provide better computing services to the organization.