Looking Forward to Hyper-V in Server 10
by Eric Siron
New year, new products! Some time in 2015, we’re all going to be graced with the newest edition of Windows and Windows Server, and along with them, Hyper-V.
I wish I had a slick code name to give you, like “Viridian”, but it seems like most in-progress Microsoft products are now just code-named “vNext”.
I’ve spent some time going over the published feature list. Some of the introductions will be very welcome. Some make me a bit less than enthusiastic.
The Features I Like
- Production Checkpoints
- Hyper-V Manager Improvements
- Integration Services Delivered through Windows Update
- Connected Standby
- Rolling Cluster Upgrades
- Multiple Virtual Machine Configuration Versions
The Features I Don’t Care So Much About
- Déjà-New Virtual Machine File Format
- Hot Add and Remove of Memory and Network Adapters
- Enhancements to Storage Quality of Service
