Windows Server Virtualization: Is it a product? No - it's part of an OS!

posted by  mneon (8)  13 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

A very frequently asked question internally. Hence I'm sure this must be as confusing, if not more so outside Microsoft. Many people seem incorrectly to think that Windows Server virtualization is the next version of Virtual Server 2005 R2. This is incorrect. Indeed, it could not be anything further from the truth. To set the record straight, the next version of Virtual Server 2005 R2 is Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. Beta 1 of SP1 was released recently and is available through connect.microsoft.com. So, the logical next question would be - "Is Windows Server Virtualization the next versi