Sound’s confusing right? We have two different versions of Hyper-V, one is Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, it’s a standalone version of Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V (standalone hypervisor) and second one is Hyper-V can be installed on top of Windows Server and licensing Difference on each versions Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is free, yes it’s completely free to download and install, and hypervisor license is free however still need a license for the virtual machines that you will be running on top of the hypervisor We can build our own virtual environment for free with Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, install standalone Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and create as many virtual machines, if you already having your virtual machines operating system licenses then no need to buy any more licenses User Interface Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 has a limitation, its litter version on GUI and you can able to do very limited configuration task on the server console Then...

VMware or Microsoft? Quick Comparison between vSphere 5.5 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V In lots of customer discussions, the one thing that comes out often – How does Microsoft Virtualization stack ( Hyper-V & System Center 2012 R2) compares with VMWare virtualization stack (vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus + vCenter Server 5.5). I have 07ied focus on real-world perspective based on my experience implementing both solutions in the field throughout my career.  In this article, I’ll provide a summarized comparison of the feature sets provided by each of these latest releases using the currently available public information from both   Microsoft  and   VMware  as of this article’s publication date for additional reference. How to compare? Rather than simply comparing feature-by-feature using just simple check-marks in each category, I’ll 07y to provide as much detail as possible for you to intelligently compare eac...