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Server virtualization has big advantages and more and more companies are deploying virtual servers to more effectively manage their server infrastructure. In fact at Windowsnetworking.com we run many of our servers virtualized.

VMware is the de facto ‘standard’ in the virtualization market. Microsoft entered the market in 2004 with a virtualization product, but it was largely inferior to VMware and therefore not so popular. However, recent versions have improved markedly. Interestingly, Vista will include a version of Virtual PC.

Until now you still needed to license the operating system for each virtual machine. And this is the interesting news: Windows server 2003 & Longhorn server enterprise edition will allow you to run up to 4 virtual servers (for 2003/Longhorn enterprise) & unlimited virtual servers (for Long Horn datacenter) without incurring additional operating system licensing costs. That means you can run up to 5 servers on a single piece of hardware & on a single Windows server license (albeit an enterprise edition). The savings can be considerable. Check out this article for more information: http://www.virtualization.info/2006/01/microsoft-longhorn-datacenter-server.html

If you haven’t gotten in to server virtualization yet, its time to start thinking about it….

Welcome to the Windows Networking blog! The Windows Networking team will be blogging here about anything to do with Windows Networking, including News, product tips, Admin tricks and more.

Within the Networking Central section you will find Microsoft Windows networking product tips, adminstrator tricks, tweaks to the OS, such as Windows Server 2003, and other information necessary to maintain an Enterprise networking system.

It discusses: technologies such as server virtualization and thin clients, network protocols such as IPv6 and FTP, and network interoperability; new server based products and tools; Windows Vista and Longhorn Server; and different corporate network hardware and software solutions.

The Windows Networking blog News category contains Microsoft Windows networking news, product tips, adminstrator tricks and other information necessary to maintain an Enterprise networking system.

Get breaking news stories about technologies such as server virtualization and thin clients, new server based products and tools, Windows Vista and Longhorn Server, updates on Windows Server 2003 and reviews on different corporate network hardware and software solutions.