Catching up on my links, another article on TechTarget:

http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1368904,00.html?track=sy43

SearchServerVirtualization had a piece I contributed to about using vendor tools. I love the discussion from the other participants.

http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid94_gci1369145,00.html

I did another blog for Channel Insider, and wanted to share it..

One of the big questions I hear all the time from customers is, “Is virtualization right for us? We’re small!”

With the changes in hypervisor pricing, the answer is a resounding YES. Virtualization is right for your customers, and here’s why.

http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Commentary/Virtualization-Gives-SMBs-Control-657982/

Want to learn more about hyper-V R2?

http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid94_gci1364925,00.html

Here you go.

I am proud to end my weekend owning no more servers in production. Not a one.

I'm sure you're reading this and blinking and wondering what I mean. How can I run the business without a server in production? So let me qualify a little -- I don't own any physical hardware anymore. I proudly eliminated every physical box I owned and loaded them into my car, out of our data center, and plan to sell them on eBay or something. Yet ConnectWise, Kaseya, Quickbooks, SharePoint, Exchange -- all still available.

I'm now writing a blog for Channel Insider -- I'm linking to it here so you can read more of my rants.

http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Commentary/Solution-Providers-Manning-the-Bridge-680151/

Is good enough, good enough?

Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, a Microsoft partner and managed services provider in Fairfax, Va., agreed.

"Microsoft is clearly gunning for the virtualization space, and they have a pretty good track record of making a dent in a space that they want to be in," he said.

Another real problem for VMware is that Hyper-V R2's management tools now manage VMware's ESX hypervisor, while VMware's tools won't manage Hyper-V R2.

I've been thinking a lot about the cloud of late. It's actually one of my HTG goals for Q4 to determine what Evolve's formalized cloud strategy is, and I'm sitting in the Starbucks today waiting on a meeting with a colleague who is a fellow virtualization expert, and our discussion will revolve around doing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) work in the SMB.

"The Cloud" is coming.

SearchServerVirtualization posted an article I participated in, asking "What is Cloud Computing?"

http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid94_gci1362963,00.html

No embedded video for this site, so the link will have to do!

http://searchsystemschannel.techtarget.com/video/0,297151,sid99_gci1361730,00.html#