Microsoft Hyper-V

Resource utilisation. It's an increasingly important topic, and if your business is constrained by poor server and storage utilisation, it's likely you're over-investing in hardware and wasting space and power, not to mention propagating operational inefficiencies. These in turn increase costs and lead to negative environmental impacts. Microsoft is uniquely positioned to help consolidate your datacenter, thus reducing your costs and improving agility. We combine excellent value in server virtualisation--based on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V--with the physical and virtual management capabilities of System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Microsoft works with a wide range of storage infrastructure partners to deliver breakthrough datacenter cost savings through the combination of server and storage consolidation. In short, our solutions are designed to help you:

·                   Minimise capital expenditures

·                   Reduce Operating Costs

·                   Improve Service Levels

The following table outlines which Hyper-V–enabled product would suit your needs:

Virtualisation Needs	Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008	Windows Server 2008 Standard	Windows Server 2008 Enterprise	Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Server Consolidation
Test and Development
Mixed OS Virtualisation (Linux and Windows)
Local Graphical User Interface
High Availability—Clustering
Quick Migration
Large Memory Support (Host OS) > 32 GB RAM
Support for > 4 Processors (Host OS)
Ability to Add Additional Server Roles
Guest Virtualisation Rights Included in Host Server License	None—Each Windows Guest VM Requires a License	1 Physical + 1 VM*	1 Physical + 4 VMs*	1 Physical + Unlimited VMs (Free)

* Each additional Windows guest VM requires a license.

Talk to CWL Systems about virtualising your Microsoft enviroment, you can call us on 0845 880 1285 to discuss how we can help