Microsoft has released a free e-book, Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions, From the Desktop to the Datacenter, (ISBN: 9780735693371).
The book is written by Mitch Tulloch with assistance by the Microsoft Virtualization Teams. If you wanted to know more about Microsoft's virtualization products and solutions, now is your chance.
In this 452 page PDF, you'll learn about the benefits of the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage your virtual infrastructure solutions. The technologies covered include: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2009, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, and Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. It also examines other virtualization-enabling technologies from Microsoft such as Terminal Services, Roaming User Profiles, Folder Redirection, and Offline Files.
Here is a quick breakdown of the chapters in the book.
- Chapter 1: Microsoft's Virtualization Solution
- Chapter 2: Server Virtualization - Hyper-V
- Chapter 3: Managing Virtualization - VMM 2008
- Chapter 4: Application Virtualization - App-V
- Chapter 5: Presentation Virtualization - Terminal Services
- Chapter 6: Desktop Virtualization - MED-V and VDI
- Chapter 7: User State Virtualization
- Chapter 8: Building a Virtualization Infrastructure
What are you waiting for? You can download this Microsoft virtualization book free of charge!