The release of Windows Server 2008 made possible for many web hosting providers to take advantage of the new features that offered. One of them is it allowed them to to offer VPS Hosting based on Windows Server 2008 powered servers. This type of virtual private servers are based on the new Hyper-V virtualization technology platform.

Hyper-V is a very serious competitor of Virtuozzo for Windows that has been used for Windows powered VPS for years. Now with the release of new Hyper-V many web hosts may decide to switch from Virtuozzo to the new Microsoft virtualization technology in order to cut costs. The Windows makes offers Hyper-V for "free" with Windows OS license.

This means that Windows Server 2008 provides vps hosting providers with something more than virtualization technology. Microsoft claims to provide a reliable platform that enables data storage companies easy to create and manage virtual private servers. and to offer features such as IIS.

Many hosting industry analysts expect Windows VPS hosting providers to lower prices after the deployment of Hyper-V with the new Windows Server 2008.

How to use Hyper-V?

As we mentioned above, Hyper-V makes possible for web hosts to offer a new VPS hosting platform. Hyper-V supports for many Windows OS and this allows hosting companies to offer VPS based on both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.

Hyper-V is a very new and up-to-date software application which means that it is more likely to work with the more recent versions of certain OS. This means that that web hosts can use of Windows Server 2008.

To learn more about Hyper-V's advantages and disadvantages visit eUKhost's blog about Hyper-V hosting.