Q. Can I use the free Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 for my Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI environment?.

Were you wondering whether you could use the standalone (and free) Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 as the host for your desktop operating systems (Win7) in an all-Microsoft VDI deployment?  This short article from John Savill over at Windows IT Pro asserts a resounding ‘yes’.