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@eddie-lopez<br />
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what features are missing compared to hyper v in server 2012
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@eddie-lopez

what features are missing compared to hyper v in server 2012

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Hyper-V Replica, if memory serves. &nbsp;<br />
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You just need the licenses to install in the VMs.
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Hyper-V Replica, if memory serves.  

You just need the licenses to install in the VMs.

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I believe Hyper-V on Windows 8 and Windows 2012 are pretty much the same. You can even build test VMs on your Win8 machines and move them to Prod on Win2012. Here is a good TN on the supported OS on Hyper-V: <br />
<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794868(v=ws.10).aspx" rel="ugc">About Virtual Machines and Guest Operating Systems</a><br />
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Hope this helps.
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I believe Hyper-V on Windows 8 and Windows 2012 are pretty much the same. You can even build test VMs on your Win8 machines and move them to Prod on Win2012. Here is a good TN on the supported OS on Hyper-V:
About Virtual Machines and Guest Operating Systems [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794868(v=ws.10).aspx]

Hope this helps.

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Yes, you can use Client Hyper-V on Windows 8.0.<br />
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But you must ensure your CPU supports SLAT, which is not a requirement for Windows 2012 Hyper-V.
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Yes, you can use Client Hyper-V on Windows 8.0.

But you must ensure your CPU supports SLAT, which is not a requirement for Windows 2012 Hyper-V.

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Can I run server virtual machines on Windows 8 Hyper V. This is a new concept and I want to know what virtual machine OS I can run in windows 8 hyper V
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Can I run server virtual machines on Windows 8 Hyper V. This is a new concept and I want to know what virtual machine OS I can run in windows 8 hyper V

Hyper V

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

Microsoft server applications are those applications developed specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, on the Windows Server platform. In addition to well-known products like SQL Server, Exchange, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Dynamics, Forefront, Lync and Sharepoint, they include applications like Skype, BizTalk, Hyper-V, Groove and Commerce Server. Server applications are managed with the Microsoft System Center.

Microsoft Server Apps

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.