While you might be spending most of your time in macOS 11 Big Sur, your job might require you to use Windows-only apps, Perhaps you need a Linux VM for development work.
Client Hyper-V vs.Your shiny and speedy new Apple Silicon Mac is missing something – the ability to run virtual machines. Episode with Ben Armstrong on AKS on Azure Stack HCI. Episode with Ben Armstrong on Hyper-V Server. Link to Communities Thread discussing Hyper-V Server’s discontinuation. Some big ones that come to mind are KVM, ESXi, Proxmox, and Virtualbox. What are some free alternatives to Hyper-V Server? Yes, see the Microsoft communities thread in the show resources below for more information. The solution comes with no licensing rights, and it has recently been announced that Hyper-V Server 2019 will be the last version of this SKU of Windows Server. Hyper-V Server (Not to be confused with Hyper-V) is a free edition of Hyper-V that contains only the needed roles to run clustered virtual machine workloads using Windows Server. Frequently Asked Questions about Hyper-V: Really at the end of the day, 90% of organizations using Hyper-V Server today, are going to be ok. Microsoft has killed some really popular services in the past and they’re still doing fine OMG, Microsoft is killing Hyper-V!!… ummmm…. It’s one more hurdle that the bad guys have to get by… on paper… I’ve seen a lot of admins swear by it, but mostly I just see admins swear AT it. I’ve seen situations where certain organizations will actually configure a “management domain” in their datacenter. Hyper-V Server did a good job of forcing the idea of “Server-Core”. What are some alternatives to Hyper-V Server? – 21:49. Where do Hyper-V Server users go from here? – 18:15. Is Hyper-V Server being discontinued? – 11:04. What do you think? Is this change going to be impactful for you? Let us know! In this episode on free Hyper-V: This means that many organizations will have plenty of time to migrate to an alternative. The good news is that Hyper-V Server 2019 is going to continue to be supported until its extended support lifecycle runs out in 2029. 
Many IT Pros see this move by Microsoft as a way to takeaway a great free tool and use the situation to start pushing Azure Stack HCI, which many organizations are not ready to adopt at this time. News of its untimely demise has created some angst in the community. Hyper-V Server was the primary test/dev hypervisor for many organizations, not to mention it was great for licensing in VDI scenarios. This announcement came abruptly and was something of a shock to many people.
The normal paid SKUs – the well-known role within Windows Server – will be remaining. Again, to confirm, we’re talking about the free SKU of Hyper-V. We’ve got Microsoft MVP Eric Siron for a conversation about the end of Hyper-V Server (the free SKU of Hyper-V).
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