A few of the really smart folks at Microsoft recently produced some of the most helpful content that I have seen!
Take a look at the new Microsoft Hyper-V "Cloud Fast Track Architecture Brief"
I'm impressed. With so much "Virtualization" hype out there today, this really helps cut to the chase!
Get an infrastructure as a service private cloud with a pre-validated configuration from server partners in the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track. Offerings from the Fast Track program combine Microsoft software; consolidated guidance; validated configurations from OEM partners for compute, network, and storage; and value-added software components.