Cloud strategy

Support existing and cloud application workloads to solve more than infrastructure issues and deliver a long-term business strategy.

Unique security

Get protection—even from administrators—with new and unique built-in security capabilities.

Native solutions

Deploy storage and networking capabilities not available with VMware—at no additional charge.

Converged support

Choose hyper-converged or disaggregated deployments based on your needs—flexibility only Microsoft offers.

Reduced TCO

Lower your total cost of ownership compared to VMware by using a proven platform with native capabilities.

Migrate VMware to Hyper-V now and save

Make your Hyper-V vs. VMware decision an even easier one. Migrate today and get Windows Server Datacenter licenses for free when you buy Windows Server 2016 Datacenter and Software Assurance (requires Microsoft Enterprise Agreement contract).

Save when you migrate workloads to the cloud with Hyper-V

Run your workloads on Hyper-V, then easily migrate them from on-premises to a Windows Server virtual machine in the cloud.

Rely on unique built-in security for virtualized workloads

Use Shielded Virtual Machines to encrypt your virtual machines with BitLocker and help ensure they run only on hosts approved by the Host Guardian Service.

Upgrade with no downtime

Upgrade your Hyper-V and Scale-out File Server clusters to Windows Server 2016 without worrying about downtime for your application or workload—no new hardware needed.

Stay open and flexible

Deploy applications on multiple operating systems with best-in-class support for Linux on Hyper-V.

Reduce your datacenter footprint

Increase availability and reduce resource usage using the Nano Server installation option—it’s 25x smaller than a full deployment of Windows Server 2016.