In your list of things to test, let me save you some time/effort: "Hyper-V" -- Don't. Just... don't. Don't waste your time. Source: ran Hyper-V in production

In your list of things to test, let me save you some time/effort: "Hyper-V" -- Don't. Just... don't. Don't waste your time. Source: ran Hyper-V in production for 3 years. Still have nightmares.