Windows 8 introduces SR-IOV to Hyper-V

We dive a bit deeper into SR-IOV today. I’m not a hardware of software network engineer but this is my perspective on what it is and why it’s valuable addition to the toolbox of Hyper-V in Windows 8. What is … Continue reading

Know What Receive Side Scaling (RSS) Is For Better Decisions With Windows 8

Introduction As I mentioned in an introduction post Thinking About Windows 8 Server & Hyper-V 3.0 Network Performance there will be a lot of options and design decisions to be made in the networking area, especially with Hyper-V 3.0. When … Continue reading

Thinking About Windows 8 Server & Hyper-V 3.0 Network Performance

Introduction The main purpose of this post is, as mentioned in the title, to think. This is not a design or a technical reference. When it comes to designing a virtualization solution for your private cloud their are a lot … Continue reading