Over the last week, there have been rumors that Microsoft is discontinuing Hyper-V. As a company that specializes in Microsoft hybrid virtualization solutions and partners CLOSELY with the Microsoft product development team, we can categorically say that Hyper-V is not dying but thriving!
Microsoft is investing heavily in Hyper-V, as it is an integral, core component of Azure, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Stack Hub, Windows Server, and Azure Arc. Microsoft has zero plans to discontinue any enterprise Hyper-V solution.
“Hyper-V is literally used everywhere. It is a strategically important technology. Azure is all Hyper-V. That’s the Azure hypervisor system. The Azure Stack family. Windows Server and Windows client. “
Jeff Woosley, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
However, Microsoft did announce that it is ending support for its free standalone Hyper-V product offered in Windows Server 2019 that is scheduled for end of mature support on October 14th, 2031.
The free standalone Hyper-V has nothing to do with Microsoft enterprise Hyper-V products. No small, medium or enterprise businesses use the free standalone version, as they are for small home server use only.
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