Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 enables you to consolidate different workloads to a single set of hardware. Along with consolidation come concerns about ensuring business continuance and migration support. To help manage these concerns, we have assembled the links below to introduce you to some of the high availability options and best practices which you can consider for your environment. As you go through these resources, think about your needs for planned and unplanned downtime and the SLAs you have to maintain for the different workloads.

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Product Links

•	Virtual Server Technical Resources

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Webcasts and Videos

•	How Microsoft IT Improved Efficiency Using Virtual Server 2005
•	Clustering and High Availability with Virtual Server 2005 R2

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Whitepapers

•	Virtual Server Host Clustering Step-by-Step Guide for Virtual Server 2005 R2
•	Virtual Server 2005 Technical Reference

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Case Studies

•	See how companies use Virtual Server 2005 to develop solutions that are tailored to meet their business needs

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Community

•	Join Microsoft's Virtualization Pro Community

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We hope that the resources in this entry will help prepare your company for business continuance and disaster recovery needs. With affordable high availability options, you can now extend high availability support to most workloads in your environment. In the next MVS entry, we will provide more details around scalable management options as you start to extend your Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 deployments.