It's possible to test nested virtualization on machines using AMD processors with the latest Windows 10 preview, Microsoft announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 11, 2020
An update to the Azure VMware Solution, a first-party Azure service that's built and supported by Microsoft and endorsed by VMware, was released as a preview this week.
- By David Ramel
- May 05, 2020
After staying mostly under the radar since its launch last September, Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service is poised for a significant revamp.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2020
Oracle co-CEO and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd died last Friday at the age of 62 from unspecified causes.
- By John K. Waters
- October 21, 2019
First announced last fall and in preview since March, Microsoft's new Windows Virtual Desktop service is now generally available for commercial use.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 30, 2019
Amid signs that the release of Windows Virtual Desktop is imminent, Microsoft is setting aside some time next week to answer questions about the emerging service.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 19, 2019
Microsoft now plans to support the use of Office 365 ProPlus on Windows Server 2019, even for organizations using it in VDI scenarios.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 10, 2019
With a new service preview, Microsoft is now letting organizations use a private Internet connection to access Azure virtual machines.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 19, 2019
Conceding that it has taken "way too long," Microsoft has announced that Hyper-V Server 2019 is now available for download.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 17, 2019
A new addition to Microsoft's Azure Stack product line brings hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) capabilities to its "Azure in a box" solution, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2019
Windows Virtual Desktop, Microsoft's new virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) service hosted from Azure datacenters, was released as a public preview this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 22, 2019
Microsoft is readying a preview of a new service that will deliver virtual Windows desktops and apps to end users from Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 25, 2018
Organizations can now use Windows Admin Center (previously code-named "Project Honolulu") with Windows Server 2016 to manage hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), Microsoft recently announced.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 24, 2018
Organizations can now tap Microsoft's Azure Migrate tool to help migrate their on-premises virtual machines (VMs) and applications to Azure datacenter infrastructure.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 02, 2018
VMware appears to have reached a détente with Microsoft regarding the latter's emerging VMware virtualization on Azure solution.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 04, 2018
Microsoft is slated to release a new "Azure Migrate" solution within the next six months, a company executive said in a recent presentation.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 18, 2017
Will Azure Stack appliances become pervasive in datacenters and develop a considerable global footprint in existing hosting facilities?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 07, 2017
Microsoft's announcement this month of a "bare metal" VMware stack that runs on Microsoft Azure hardware appears to have raised VMware's hackles.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 28, 2017
Remote Desktop Services (RDS), a Windows Server capability for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) scenarios, will soon get Azure Active Directory (AD) support, a more secure architecture and HTML5 browser access support.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 22, 2017
Microsoft is beginning to share some details about hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) improvements coming to Windows Server 2016.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 08, 2017