Some interesting Virtualization stats* on Microsoft Downloads
Virtualization June 20th, 2007The The TechNet Australia Blog posted yesterday that WSUS 3.0 is the number 1 download from TechNet. Which is kinda cool, it just goes to show that free doesn’t necessarily mean it’s crud.
So I thought I’d check where WSUS ranks overall at Microsoft Downloads - and it come in overall at number #53. Then I saw that Virtual PC 2007 trumps it at number #19!
Anyway, I thought that was quite interesting, so I did a quick search for virtualization related resources and published them below. A few surprises:
The Top 3 Downlaods
- #1 - Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2
- #2 - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
- #3 - .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
Virtualization Downloads
- #19 - Virtual PC 2007
- #78 - Windows Vista VHD
- #126 - Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
- #305 - IE App Compat VHD
- #365 - Exchange Server 2007 VHD
- #367 - Windows Server 2003 R2 VHD
- #720 - ISA Server 2006 VHD
- #870 - Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite VHD
- #928 - SQL Server 2005 VHD
- #937 - System Center Essentials 2007 VHD
- #1143 - Virtual PC Demonstration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 VHD
- #1230 - SQL Server 2005/Exchange 2007 VHD
- #1315 - System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Beta 2 VHD
- #1494 - Visual Studio Team System Basics Training VHD
- #1803 - Visual Studio 2005 Team System VHD
- #3618 - VHD Specs
- #3737 - Virtual Server and the HP BladeSystem
- #5417 - VHD Overview Whitepaper
- #6079 - VHD Test Drive Datasheet
Miscellaneous Downloads for some perspective
- #42 - Halo for Windows Trial Version
- #43 - Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
- #44 - SyncToy v1.4
- #56 - WSUS 3.0
- #6398 - Secure Your Computer Best Practices
Now, that’s very very interesting, you can make your own assumptions, but I’d be as bold to say that Virtualization is a very powerful enabler and tool for the IT Pro. To quote Isaac Asimov, “Hmmm that’s funny….”.
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