Starting with Windows Server 2016, Microsoft made it possible to enable nested virtualization for Hyper-V. This meant that it was possible to run Hyper-V inside of a virtual machine. Initially, nested virtualization could only be enabled through Windows PowerShell, but starting with build 1801, Microsoft added nested virtualization support to System Center Virtual Machine Manager. […]

SCVMM is capable of managing Hyper-V, VMware and Citrix virtualization hosts and the entire virtualization stack in a production environment. While SCVMM provides greater flexibility when it comes to management, it can also add complexity. In a large production environment, for example, you might have different IT teams looking after different aspects of virtualization. Some […]

Windows administrators must maintain constant vigilance over their systems to prevent a vulnerability from crippling their systems or exposing data to threat actors. For shops that use Hyper-V, Microsoft offers another layer of protection through its virtualization-based security. Virtualization-based security uses Hyper-V and the machine’s hardware virtualization features to isolate and protect an area of […]