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How to Customize Hyper-V VMs using PowerShell
0A comprehensive guide to customizing Hyper-V virtual machines using PowerShell. Covers best practices for settings, automation, optimization, and more!
How to Use Azure Arc for Hybrid Cloud Management and Security
0Full guide to Azure Arc - best practices, applications, common misconceptions, etc. Contains introductions to all aspects plus links for further reading
How to Resize Virtual Hard Disks in Hyper-V
7Discover Hyper-V's tools for resizing virtual hard disks. Learn the conditions for resizing a virtual hard disk while its virtual machine is online.
Can Windows Server Standard Really Only Run 2 Hyper-V VMs?
0A misunderstanding of licensing terminology and a lot of tribal knowledge has led many to believe in a limitation with standard edition - let's clear it up
The Really Simple Guide to Hyper-V Networking
15A conceptual coverage of Hyper-V network concepts. Use this guide if you are new to Hyper-V networking and want to avoid common pitfalls.
How to Configure Failover Clusters to Work with DR & Backup
0This post covers the design decisions required to create a resilient multi-site infrastructure to deliver optimal High Availability (HA)
Hyper-V Virtual CPUs Explained
127A deep-dive into how Hyper-V handles guest virtual CPUs (vCPUs) and related subjects such as processor scheduling, affinity, ratios, hyper-threading, & more
When to Use SCVMM (And When Not To)
0A look at the merits and drawbacks of Microsoft’s paid Hyper-V management tool, System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
The Big Announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019
0The latest Microsoft Ignite 2019 news, announcements and exclusive interviews from Microsoft leaders direct from the event floor in Orlando, Florida!
How to Select a Placement Policy for Site-Aware Clusters
0Learn the automatic placements policies and advanced settings used to maximize the availability of your virtual machines (VMs) with site-aware clustersCategories
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Hyper-V is a hypervisor developed by Microsoft that allows you to run multiple virtual machines on a piece of hardware.
If you’re beginning your journey in managing Hyper-V, we’ve got a number of in-depth guides and articles available that will teach you the basics of Hyper-V Compute, Storage, and Networking. If you’re a Hyper-V veteran, don’t worry, we have a number of advanced articles for you as well! Our authors are some of the most experienced engineers in the industry, with some holding the MVP Designation from Microsoft!
If you haven’t added Hyper-V knowledge to your toolbox, today is a great day to start!
We know that managing Hyper-V can be difficult, especially in more complex environments. As such, we’ve gathered the knowledge from our authors and put together several different resources to make your day-to-day administration of Hyper-V easier and more time effective. Whatever medium suits your learning style best, we’ve got it! Need bite sized chunks? Check out our blog posts. Need something more in-depth? We have a number of Hyper-V eBooks available. Do you do better with a video medium? Be sure to review our list of Hyper-V webinars! We do them monthly and always bring in the top talent in the industry to give you the best information and best practices.
Ultimately, IT is about community. With as fast as the industry changes, we feel mind-share is more important than anything. It is our goal to give you the knowledge to handle your day-to-day challenges with Hyper-V, to keep you apprised of all the great features the platform has to offer, and how best to use them.
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