6. 2015 Gartner x86 Virtualization Magic Quadrant
Thomas J. Bittman, Philip Dawson, Michael Warrilow, July 14, 2015
Microsoft a leader five consecutive years
“Gartner positions Microsoft in the Leaders’ Quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization
Infrastructure based onits completeness of vision and ability to execute in the market. Thex86 server
virtualization infrastructure market is defined by organizations that arelooking for solutions to virtualize
applications fromtheir x86 server hardware or OSs, reducing underutilized server hardware and associated
hardware costs, and increasing flexibility in delivering the server capacity that applications need. Microsoft is
currentlythe onlyvendor to be positioned as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for Cloud Infrastructure as a
Service, Server Virtualization, Application Platform as a Service and Cloud Storage Services, and webelieve this
validates Microsoft’s strategy to enable the powerof choice as wedeliver industry-leading infrastructure services,
platform services and hybrid solutions.”
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8. Reboots impact my business
Why do I have to reboot because of a patch to a component I never use?
When a reboot is required, the systems need to be back in service ASAP
Server images are too big
Large images take a long time to install and configure
Transferring images consumes too much network bandwidth
Storing images requires too much disk space
Infrastructure requires too many resources
If the OS consumes fewer resources, I can increase my VM density
Higher VM density lowers my costs and increases my efficiency & margins
9. Windows NT to
Windows Server
2003
Windows/
WindowsNT
Server Roles/Features
Windows Server 2008
and
Windows Server 2008 R2
Server Core
Full Server
Windows Server 2012
and
Windows Server 2012 R2
Server Core
Minimal Server
Interface
GUI Shell
11. 0
5
10
15
20
25
Critical Bulletins
Nano Server Server Core Full Server
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Important
Bulletins
Nano Server Server Core Full Server
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Number of
Reboots
Nano Server Server Core
Full Server
23
8
2
9
23
26
6
11
3
12. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Ports open
Nano Server Server Core
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Services running
Nano Server Server Core
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Drivers loaded
Nano Server Server Core
12
31
22
46
73
98
13. 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Boot IO (MB)
Nano Server Server Core
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Process Count
Nano Server Server Core
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Kernel memory in
use (MB)
Nano Server Server Core
26
21
61
139
150
255
14. 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Setup Time (sec)
Nano Server Server Core
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Disk Footprint (GB)
Nano Server Server Core
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
VHD Size (GB)
Nano Server Server Core
.41
6.3
40
300
4.84
.4
20. • Providing kernel code integrity protections for
Linux guest operating systems
• Works with:
• PowerShell to enable:
• Set-VMFirmware “Ubuntu”
-SecureBootTemplate
MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority
21.
22. • Bridge the boundary between Hyper-V host and guest VM
in a secure way to issue PS cmdlets and run scripts easily.
• No need to configure PS Remoting
• Or Network Connectivity.
• Just need the guest credentials
• Can only connect to particular guest from that host.
Enter-PSSession -VMName VMName
Invoke-Command -VMName VMName -ScriptBlock { Fancy Script }
24. • Windows 8.1 / 2012 R2
• Windows 10 / Windows Server Technical Preview
25. • Resilient File System
• It maximizes data availability, despite errors that
would historically cause data loss or downtime.
• Taking advantage of an intelligent file system for: