Last week Microsoft issued a press release that had a lot of new statements on the MS front. In the press release a lot of changes were announced, especially for the VDI licensing. But there were also some technical statements.
One of these was not a surprise as this feature was supposed to have made it to the RTM of Windows 2008R2 but just didn't do so. The upcoming SP1 for Windows 2008R2 will bring memory over commitment to Hyper-V. Off course Microsoft has given this feature another name but Dynamic Memory is basically the same as Memory over commitment. So it is possible to reserve more memory for your guest than you physically have in your hosts.
Besides the announcement of Dynamic memory another new technology was announced. The RemoteFX also was supposed to be in the RTM but also was delayed until SP1. This will enable users of virtual desktops (either VDI or RDS) to use the graphic power of the clients to create a rich 3D and multimedia experience.
One other announcement was a little surprise for me. XP mode will no longer require CPU Assisted virtualization. This will make it more accessible to many more older PC's and therefore this feature will be more used in small and medium businesses.
The last technical announcement was HDX technology that will enhance and extend the RemoteFX platform in Citrix Xendesktop. This will give citrix again an edge (at a price) over standard 2008R2 RDS.