Mastering Microsoft® Virtualization

Shares step-by-step guidelines for deploying a complete virtualization stack, providing coverage of how to run multiple operating systems on a single machine, consolidate workloads, and alleviate the costs and demands of multiple machines. Original. **The first in-depth, comprehensive guide to Microsoft's suite of virtualization products** Virtualization is a hot topic for IT because of the potential it offers for serious economic benefits. While other books treat server virtualization alone, this comprehensive guide provides a complete virtual strategy. You will learn how to deploy a complete virtualization stack with Microsoft's offerings in server virtualization, application virtualization, presentation virtualization, and desktop virtualization. Written by Microsoft technology product specialists, this guide provides real-world focus, enabling you to create a complete IT system that is highly efficient and cost effective. * Covers Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V 2.0, Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) * Demonstrates how to deploy a virtual infrastructure-from the server to the desktop * Goes beyond any other book on Microsoft virtualization * Covers the highly anticipated new feature Live Migration This guide, part of the popular Sybex __Mastering__ series, offers every IT administrator a road map for implementing an efficient and successful virtualization project.Content: Chapter 1 Understanding Microsoft's Hypervisor (pages 1–28): Chapter 2 Installing, Configuring, and Managing the Hyper?V Host (pages 29–75): Chapter 3 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines (pages 77–124): Chapter 4 Storage and Networking for Hyper?V (pages 125–163): Chapter 5 High Availability and Hyper?V (pages 165–219): Chapter 6 Planning a Virtual Infrastructure with Hyper?V (pages 221–251): Chapter 7 Understanding Microsoft Application Virtualization and Streaming (pages 253–279): Chapter 8 Creating Virtual Applications (pages 281–297): Chapter 9 Deploying Virtual Applications (pages 299–311): Chapter 10 Introduction to Remote Desktop Services (pages 313–325): Chapter 11 Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services (pages 327–353): Chapter 12 Deploying and Accessing Remote Desktop Services (pages 355–388): Chapter 13 Load Balancing Remote Desktop Services (pages 389–407): Chapter 14 Introducing Microsoft Desktop Virtualization (pages 409–441): Chapter 15 Deploying Microsoft VDI (pages 443–475): Chapter 16 Deploying Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (pages 477–510): The first in-depth, comprehensive guide to Microsoft's suite of virtualization products

Virtualization is a hot topic for IT because of the potential it offers for serious economic benefits. While other books treat server virtualization alone, this comprehensive guide provides a complete virtual strategy.

You will learn how to deploy a complete virtualization stack with Microsoft's offerings in server virtualization, application virtualization, presentation virtualization, and desktop virtualization. Written by Microsoft technology product specialists, this guide provides real-world focus, enabling you to create a complete IT system that is highly efficient and cost effective.

• Covers Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V 2.0, Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)
• Demonstrates how to deploy a virtual infrastructure-from the server to the desktop
• Goes beyond any other book on Microsoft virtualization
• Covers the highly anticipated new feature Live Migration

This guide, part of the popular Sybex Mastering series, offers every IT administrator a road map for implementing an efficient and successful virtualization project.