I would say that VMWare is more feature rich and has a more extensive ecosystem of support and add-ons.
Hyper-V is a little easier, but that's not a complete apples-to-apples comparison. Once you get into them, they're both complex enough, yet easy enough to manage. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:39 AM, John Hornbuckle < [email protected]> wrote: > Is the consensus that VMware is easier to use than Hyper-V? > > I've only used the latter, so I can't judge. > > > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:36 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! > > I'd assume ease of use and market leader. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 16 April 2012 14:16 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! > > Someone else asked about this, but I didn't see a reply (although Postini > frequently blocks messages from this list)... What factors led to you > choosing VMware over Hyper-V? > > > > John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Mazzaccaro > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 > 08:38:47 -0700 > Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! > > > > Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain upgrade. > > I have 10 physical servers, and it looks like this will be the > solution: > > > > 3 hosts: ($21k each) > > HP DL380 G7 E5660 > > Pair of 146 15k drives mirrored > > 196 G RAM <- this was $45k alone > > Quad port gig adapter > > > > 2 Switches: ($1,800 each) > > HP 2910 > > > > 1 SAN ($22,700) > > NetApp 2240 > > 12 x 600GB > > > > VSphere Essentials Plus ($5,200) > > > > 6 Windows licenses ($13,600): > > Server 2008 Datacenter > > > > Windows/Xenapp licenses ($26,000) > > > > $40k services > > Install/config SAN, switches, hosts, VMware, new Citrix farm, 2008 > > Domain upgrade, P2V existing servers > > > > Total: $185,000 > > > > Sound good? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
