"In this clearly presented text, the four authors (who manage the information security and network of a large health services network, based at 500 locations in 32 states) draw on an impressive store of hands-on experience as they describe the installation, features, and management of the technology. Following an introduction to the concepts of virtualization, the first chapters lead the reader through the installations of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V, the Hyper-V Manager snap-in, and Virtual Machine Manager 2008. The remaining text teaches the reader in step-by-step detail, with frequent screenshots, how to make virtual machines and services available, create virtual machines and templates, perform physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual migrations, and the various tools and techniques for security, monitoring, management, using App-V and Terminal Services, and applying virtualization on a desktop. Appendices feature a series of short case study scenarios and a list of R2 delta changes to Windows Server 2008." --SciTechBookNews

"A comprehensive reference outlining the granularities of Microsoft virtualization for information system professionals at all levels. The general overview is insightful and the authors stress that each environment is different and therefore it's not a one-size-fits-all approach." --BCS (British Computer Society) Online

Chapter 1: Introduction to Virtualization
Chapter 2: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Strategies
Chapter 3: Installing Windows 2008 Server Core and Hyper-V
Chapter 4: Managing Hyper-V
Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Chapter 6: Hyper-V and High Availability
Chapter 7: Creating Virtual Machines and Templates
Chapter 8: Performing Physical to Virtual and Virtual to Virtual Migrations
Chapter 9: Monitoring and Managing a Virtual Infrastructure
Chapter 10: Creating a Dynamic Datacenter with Microsoft System Center
Chapter 11: Application Virtualization (Softgrid)
Chapter 12: Deploying Softgrid Packages
Chapter 13: Presentation Virtualization (Terminal Services)
Chapter 14: Integrating Application and Presentation Virtualization
Chapter 15: Desktop Virtualization
Appendix A: Migrating Virtual Machines from Virtual Server 2005