March 2013
Beginner
600 pages
18h 15m
English
book
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide
by Aidan Finn, Patrick Lownds, Michel Luescher, Damian Flynn
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Chapter 1
Introducing Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
One thing has remained constant in IT since the invention of the computer: change. Our industry has moved from highly centralized mainframes with distributed terminals, through distributed servers and PCs, and is moving back to a highly centralized model based on virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V. In this chapter, you will look at the shift that has been happening and will learn what has started to happen with cloud computing. That will lead you to Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.
With the high level and business stuff out of the way, you’ll move on to technology, looking at the requirements for Hyper-V, the scalability, and the supported guest operating systems.
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