Comments on: VMware vs. Hyper-V: Comparing apples to carrots http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/vmware-vs-hyper-v-comparing-apples-to-carrots/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com blog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike DiPetrillo http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/vmware-vs-hyper-v-comparing-apples-to-carrots/#comment-1535 Mike DiPetrillo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:30:50 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/10/09/vmware-vs-hyper-v-comparing-apples-to-carrots/#comment-1535 It also doesn't hurt that the author of the article works for Microsoft PR in NZ. However, yes, I agree this customer was WAY over quoted for what his actual needs are. You hit the nail on the head by suggesting free ESXi or VMware Virtual Infrastructure Foundation. Oh well, I hope the customer likes the migration monkey he got for $50,000. It also doesn’t hurt that the author of the article works for Microsoft PR in NZ. However, yes, I agree this customer was WAY over quoted for what his actual needs are. You hit the nail on the head by suggesting free ESXi or VMware Virtual Infrastructure Foundation. Oh well, I hope the customer likes the migration monkey he got for $50,000.

]]> By: Bozo http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/vmware-vs-hyper-v-comparing-apples-to-carrots/#comment-1536 Bozo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:14:51 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/10/09/vmware-vs-hyper-v-comparing-apples-to-carrots/#comment-1536 I assume the $25,000 installation cost must have included a SAN. Shared storage is a no-brainer in an ESX environment for VMotion. Since Hyper-V can't live migrate yet they wouldn't need a SAN as part of the "solution" so that would have dramatically lowered the perceived cost upfront. I assume the $25,000 installation cost must have included a SAN. Shared storage is a no-brainer in an ESX environment for VMotion. Since Hyper-V can’t live migrate yet they wouldn’t need a SAN as part of the “solution” so that would have dramatically lowered the perceived cost upfront.

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