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Tag Archives: market share
Hyper-V Market Share Lies
So now it’s okay to just make up market share numbers? Last week Microsoft COO Kevin Turner made a shocking proclamation in this Dow Jones article: “We launched our first product in October of this past year. from then till … Continue reading
Humble… but dishonest
Windows Server 2008 automatically downloads the non-beta Hyper-V patch after installation. If Microsoft is using this metric for Hyper-V deployments, they are not being honest. Continue reading
Hyper-V deployments suddenly drop to zero
Microsoft Virtualization was counting Hyper-V downloads — requried for every Windows Server 2008 system — and using that metric to imply Hyper-V adoption. Continue reading
The Million Hypervisor March
Hyper-V is often downloaded to Windows Server systems that will never be used to run virtual machines. Making this an irrelevant metric for Hyper-V installed base figures. Continue reading
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Tagged ESX, Hyper-V, Industry, market share, Microsoft, VMware
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Two thousand?
Gartner recently published a report with some interesting details on System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). One of the three key findings: Operations Manager 2007’s value diminishes when managing non-Microsoft IT elements, whether management is provided by Microsoft or a third … Continue reading
