Microsoft is making a commitment to winning the hosting provider market with its Hyper-V virtualization platform. This has been an area that Parallels and Xen have been championing for quite some time ...

Dedicated-purpose (or fixed-function) devices are built to perform a pre-defined set of tasks. They are preloaded and delivered with the operating system and the application. Such devices are used in ...

This resource guide covers essential Hyper-V information, including features, system requirements, and how Microsoft's virtualization platform impacts the enterprise and its server infrastructure.

Microsoft rolled out a description of its SQL Server 2012 licensing model on Thursday. Microsoft's up-and-coming relational database management system (formerly code-named "Denali") promises ...

The old program: Previously, companies bought software licenses for each desktop and then picked up upgrades on an as-needed basis. Software upgrades cost about 59 percent to 72 percent of the ...

KIRKLAND, Washington, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers licensed for the current version and edition of a Microsoft product often need to use an earlier version or different edition of that ...

Microsoft last week announced it will switch the licensing for next year’s Windows Server 2016 to a per-processor-core basis, a move analysts said is at least partly a grab for more revenue.