I've heard my colleagues, Keith (our Technical Adviser) in particular, discussing learning provider network managers who are engaged with virtualisation projects; I'm aware that it's very important to their ICT infrastructure; the reasons given for this include...
  • cutting carbon emissions;
  • improving network reliability and service levels;
  • managing their workload; and/or
  • reducing costs;

But...

  • What's the difference is between server virtualisation and desktop virtualisation? and
  • Is 'virtualisation' and 'moving to the cloud' the same thing?

Do learning provider 'managers', who are empowered to make decisions on virtualisation, know the answers to these questions?

What is needed by many of us is a reference guide, written in "Plain English".

The Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions: From the Desktop to the Datacenter (2nd Edition) publication could well be it!

A 450 page pdf with only one subject - virtualisation!

Chapter titles are...

  • Chapter 1 - Why Virtualisation?
  • Chapter 2 - Server Virtualisation
  • Chapter 3 - Local Desktop Virtualisation
  • Chapter 4 - Remote Desktop Virtualisation
  • Chapter 5 - Virtualisation Management
  • Chapter 6 - Cloud Computing
...and...
  • Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure;
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5;
  • Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization;
  • Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode;
  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008; and
  • Microsoft's private and public cloud computing platforms including Windows Azure
...are also covered in this publication.

So to learn about the latest Microsoft virtualisation technologies, for free, download the pdf from http://bit.ly/a1OGR8.

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