Today my employer hosted an internal conference and Microsoft just happened to be there which I wasn’t expecting. Specifically, they were there showing off Windows 8 running on a Samsung Series 7 11.6” tablet. I had ran the Developer Preview of Windows 8 on my older HP tablet which was an OK experience but the hardwareContinue reading “Windows 8 running on a Samsung Series 7 Tablet”
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Hyper-V 3 vs. vSphere 5 Debate on ZDNet
Zdnet has an interesting debate about Hyper-V 3 on Windows Server 8 vs. vSphere 5.0. Hyper-V to this point has been a great value play for organizations that didn’t have huge management requirements for their virtualized environment. It’s support for Linux has actually improved a lot as well. But I think it’s unreasonable to think theContinue reading “Hyper-V 3 vs. vSphere 5 Debate on ZDNet”
Windows 8 Developer Preview on HP TouchSmart Laptop
Windows 8 on HP TouchSmart I’ve been toying with the idea of installing Windows 8 Developers Preview on my HP TouchSmart 1025dx Laptop. In theory this should be a decent preview of Windows 8 Tablets to come. The TouchSmart laptop is a Multitouch and Pen based Windows 7 ready laptop and should make for anContinue reading “Windows 8 Developer Preview on HP TouchSmart Laptop”
Running Nested Windows 8 inside Hyper-V in VMware Workstation 8
With all the exciting news about vSphere 5.0 and the Windows 8 beta being released over the past couple of week’s one product announcement may have gone unnoticed. VMware Workstation 8 was released. For us virtualization geeks this is a big deal. Related post – Physical vs. Virtual lab One of the nice surprises withContinue reading “Running Nested Windows 8 inside Hyper-V in VMware Workstation 8”
