Item: Hyper-V
Rating: 9
Author: Reginald Johnson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our customers use Hyper-V for scenarios where the cost associated with VMWare solutions is simply not advantageous. It is a simple to use hypervisor packed with enterprise functionality.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use
Easy to deploy
Cloud consistent
Fully integrated with Microsoft management tooling

Overall memory management is still not as advanced as VMware ESX.
The virtual thread model used by the hypervisor has improved but does not maximize the true power of the host CPU.
The model for over-contention of CPU allows for significant overutilization leading to bad performance.

Return on Investment

ROI has been amazing for server consolidation projects.

Alternatives Considered

VMware ESXi, XenServer, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, Oracle VM VirtualBox and VMware Fusion

Hyper-v has been the most consistent across disparate host hardware.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Azure, Sophos Endpoint Protection, Sophos UTM

Likelihood to Recommend

Hyper-V is incredibly well suited for proof of concepts, mixed hardware clusters, and low-cost server consolidation. It is not well suited for scenarios requiring high-speed memory access.

Hyper-V... fast and easy

Overall Satisfaction with Hyper-V