10 Reasons to Virtualize with Hyper-V

You've probably noticed the increased emphasis on Hyper-V around the Windows Server 2008 Innovation Center and here on the blog. As part of the big Hyper-V push, Microsoft has created all sorts of new materials designed to promote virtualization with Hyper-V (we call them "assets"), including a list of the "Top 10 Reasons to Move to Server Virtualization with Hyper-V."

You can get the entire document with more detailed explanations behind each of the reasons by downloading it from Microsoft's site. We'll give you the list itself right here:

1. Reduce Infrastructure Costs Through Consolidation
2. Virtualize the Most Demanding Workloads
   
3. Virtualize for High Availability
4. Improve Security and Reliability with Microkernelized Hypervisor
5. Protect Important Data Using Live Backup
6. Minimize Downtime with Quick Migration
   
7. Delegate Virtual Machine Management
8. Reduce Support Time with Integrated Management
9. Save Time and Money with a More Flexible Test Environment
10. Take Advantage of Broad Compatibility