Next generation Azure VMware Solution announced by Microsoft
Microsoft announces new Azure VMware Solution preview to move VMware workloads into Azure.
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Rivals Microsoft and VMware reportedly working on partnership to bring private cloud software to Azure
Microsoft and VMware, the cloud and virtualization service company, have long been rivals, competing to help manage companies' private data centers as they begin to move to the cloud. Up until now, it's been difficult to run VMware software on ... Read more
Exclude Disk Support comes to Hyper-V VMs with Azure Site Recovery
Microsoft's Nitin Soneji, current program manager of Cloud and Enterprise, announced the addition of Exclude Disk Support to Hyper-V Virtual Machines (VMs) with Azure Site Recovery (ASR). Based on customer feedback, ASR now gives users to ability to exclude disks from replication.
Microsoft ups its hybrid cloud game as Amazon enters the market
Microsoft may be preparing for some competition in the hybrid cloud space as VMware and Amazon are reportedly looking to partner up with their own public-private cloud integration.
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 10 with Continuum support spotted in the Store
An official VMware Horizon Client app has just launched in the Windows Store. The app is in the Universal Windows Platform app format (UWP) and has support for Continuum functionality which allows users with a supported Windows 10 Mobile device ... Read more
Microsoft offers incentives to switch from VMWare to Windows Server 2016
The Windows Server team is taking its shot at luring VMWare customers by announcing a new migration offer that would help former VMWare users move over to Windows Server 2016.
Microsoft releases Windows developer virtual machines for August 2016
Microsoft has just announced that it is releasing its August 2016 edition of its evaluation Windows developer virtual machines (VM) on Windows Dev Center.
VMware Workstation updated with support for Windows 10
VMware has updated their virtualization software for Windows 10, Mac OS X, and Linux. The update officially supports Windows 10 and also sports an improved graphics engine which increases performance of virtual machines. VMware Workstation 12 now adds enhancements for DirectX 10, OpenGL ... Read more
Full Windows 10 support added in Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac
Today, Parallels launched Parallels Desktop 11 for the Mac. Windows users on Apple hardware were given a taste of Windows 10 during the Windows Insider Preview with an update to Parallels 10. However, there were reports that the year old ... Read more
How to install the Windows 10 Technical Preview in VMWare Player
For those who wish to test the new Windows 10 Technical Preview within a virtual machine, there are a number of virtual machine programs for you to choose from. One popular program is VMWare Player, the free alternative to VMWare ... Read more
Microsoft pokes fun at VMware with "VMlimited man" video
As VMware is set to kick off its VMworld conference, Microsoft has made available one its video spoofs poking fun at the virtualization company and claiming that they are "stuck in the past."
VMware taps ex-Microsoft execs to battle Microsoft
VMware's Paul Maritz has given up his title of president to four senior executives who will serve as