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New Video: Showing the upcoming version of Longhorn

Jeff from Microsoft has created a short demonstration video, showing off their upcoming virtualization software with the Windows “Core” kernel. The kernel shows it self as a simple dos prompt interface, great for the keyboard lovers out there (like myself). I do have to give credit to Microsoft for having cool titles within the company, Jeff is their “ELITE” program manager! Wow, I wish I was elite.

Video: Longhorn – Windows Server Virtualization

The video does not show too much features, but have to say the interface looks good. I think VirtualCenter will have a good competitor with the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (besides that the name is way too long). I do like how Microsoft compares things, when showing their 8 way VSMP, Jeff explains “not even the top competitor can do”, not sure which competitor he is talking about but is he not showing a product Microsoft also today does not have?

The video also shows a SuSe Enterprise 10 Linux VM running, which is nice for the linux people to know they will have freedom of choice as well. Jeff also claims that the Virtual Machine manager can do P2V and Live Migrations, but doesn’t show this. Maybe it is not interesting enough as the “top competitor already has this” or they are still writing the code

I guess I should have been a movie critic I did just watch Music and Lyrics and have to give that one a 9, just frustrated why all movies only have MACs in them and when he is recording his keyboard sounds they show WAV files… hello, no one in hollywood know anything about computers. O well… Enjoy the Microsoft movie alone and take your girl friend to Music and Lyrics. (Sorry I am assuming I am talking to a male only audience… any girls listening?)