Benefits of Virtualization: Microsoft Hyper-V vs. VMware – You Be the Judge
Posted by Stephanie Smith on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 @ 01:36 PM
With its cost savings and flexibility benefits proven, virtualization has moved from a “nice-to-have” to “must-have” technology. The overriding question for customers is no longer, “What can virtualization do for me?” Instead, it’s “Which vendor offers the best solution: Microsoft ® or VMware?”
On the heels of the latest and greatest releases from both parties – Microsoft Hyper-V R2 SP1 and VMware vSphere 5 – we thought it would be appropriate, as a Microsoft Certified Partner, to highlight the leading reasons organizations are choosing Microsoft Hyper-V R2 SP1 over VMware vSphere 5.
1. Tremendous Momentum & Strong Adoption by Customers A growing number of enterprise customers such as Target, Siemens, Intel, T. Rowe Price, and Union Pacific are running their businesses on Microsoft Hyper-V. Since its launch in 2008, Hyper-V continues to invest in strong R&D, adding more capabilities, increasing scalability and enhancing performance.
2. Built-in Virtualization & Familiarity with Windows Hyper-V is an integral part of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, providing great value by enabling IT professionals to continue to utilize their familiarity with Windows, and the collective knowledge of the community, while minimizing the learning curve.
3. Hyper-V Best Choice for Virtualizing Microsoft Workloads Choosing to virtualize in tier-1 data center applications with Hyper-V enables businesses to increase availability, improve agility, and overcome scalability and performance concerns. When choosing Hyper-V to virtualize Microsoft workloads, organizations also benefit by avoiding complicated support models and using Microsoft System Center as a management tool for both physical and virtual environments.
4. Superior, Richer Management Capabilities with System Center System Center enables physical, virtual, private and public cloud management from a single source. System Center captures and aggregates knowledge about systems, policies, processes, and best practices so that you can optimize your infrastructure to reduce costs, improve application availability, and enhance service delivery.
5. Windows Server 8 Hyper-V & VMware Memory and Per-VM Pricing Microsoft private cloud solutions built on Hyper-V are licensed on a per processor basis, so customers get the cloud computing benefits of scale with unlimited virtualization and lower costs – consistently and predictably over time. vSphere 5 charges based on the virtual memory allocated to your VMs. When considering the potential cost reduction, it’s important to take into account the number of servers and processors as well as if you are migrating over an existing license(s) or purchasing a new one(s). These factors can greatly affect the long term cost benefits in making your selection. You should consult a trusted technology partner to assess your current infrastructure and walk through your options when planning a virtualization project.
Customer and industry excitement for Microsoft Hyper-V has continued to grow as demo
nstrated through its rapid, 285% market share increase from CY2008 to CY2011. With Microsoft Hyper-V, organizations are able to consolidate their workloads while capitalizing on existing processes and existing IT infrastructures.
At BCG Systems, we understand the critical part virtualization plays in all parts of IT. If you’re weighing your virtualization options, we’re here to lend a consultative approach and help guide you towards implementation of enterprise-class technology to help virtualize your business. So, what’s your verdict?
