New XenServer (Midnight Ride beta) is here!

Citrix launched today the new XenServer with code name Midnight Ride. This version is still a beta one and Citrix decided to make it available for download and testing through it’s Beta Program.  As a participant in the Beta Program, you’ll play a critical role in helping the XenServer product team develop and deliver the next edition of the product and provide valuable insight for enhancements in future releases.
This new version of XenServer—the industry’s only fully capable, free virtual infrastructure solution—and Essentials for XenServer boasts many significant enhancements, including:

  • Granular role-based access controls within XenCenter
  • Dynamic memory control and overcommit
  • Enhanced snapshots, including full system state and one-click revert
  • Administrative logging and audit reports
  • Automation for workload balancing
  • Host power management
  • StorageLink site recovery for business continuity
  • Enhanced CPU compatibility for XenMotion

You can download the Midnight Ride beta now or if you feel that you need to know more about the Citrix’s newest product please register for the On-demand webcast

You can also evaluate the advanced management capabilities in Essentials for XenServer by downloading the Evaluation Virtual Appliance to enable Dynamic Workload Balancing, Provisioning Services and StorageLink in a single, pre-configured environment and utilize all the added features include in Essentials for XenServer, Enterprise Edition.

Citrix drops price of hypervisor to zero

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Citrix on Monday is making its core virtualization platform free, and announcing an enhanced partnership with Microsoft to promote interoperability between Citrix’s XenServer hypervisor and Microsoft’s Hyper-V software.

The XenServer enterprise edition, which previously cost $3,000 per server, will now be given away free and embedded in Citrix’s XenApp application delivery software, according to Simon Crosby, CTO of Citrix’s virtualization division.

The goal is to “bring the simplicity, scale and economics of the cloud to enterprise data centers for free,” Crosby says.

Please read the full article on NetworkWorld.com…