Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms
We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms. We believe this recognition comes at an important moment for enterprise infrastructure. The question is no longer simply which hypervisor to run. It is how to create a consistent operating model across cloud, datacenter, edge, and sovereign environments. Microsoft addresses that challenge at two levels: operational consistency through Azure and Azure Arc, and infrastructure consistency through Hyper-V.
From choosing a hypervisor to choosing an operating model
For years, the primary virtualization decision was which hypervisor to run. Today, the more consequential decision is how infrastructure will be operated across every environment the business depends on. Virtualization remains a critical foundation, but the value of the platform increasingly depends on how infrastructure is managed, governed, secured, updated, and connected across environments. As infrastructure becomes more distributed, how...
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