Microsoft, among others, offers a product that addresses this need: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition. In this Recipe, I'll discuss the ins and outs of server virtualization, and explain how to ...

(1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions (separate "virtual machines") within a single server. Widely used in enterprise and cloud computing datacenters, each virtual machine (VM) ...

Hypervisors like VirtualBox or VMware can run just about any OS as long as you've got enough hardware power. However, just ...

A company whose virtualization software lets Windows programs run on Mac OS X will soon make the move to the more demanding server market. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Server virtualization has been around a long time, has come to different classes of machines and architectures over the decades to drive efficiency increases, and has seemingly reached a level of ...

Server virtualization, have you ever heard of it? You’d be surprised how important it is and how much it is used around the world. Now, since not a lot of people have knowledge of server ...

Imagine that you need to add 20 new servers to your data center posthaste. Your first thought is to purchase 20 more boxes and chain them to your existing server farm, but your budget's too tight. Why ...

It's hard to justify spending that much money on an OS when you can go the FOSS route with Linux distributions ...

HP announced an expanded partnership with hypervisor market leader VMware that would have the two vendors working together to develop management software products designed to manage physical and ...

The growth of the server virtualization software market is driven by the rising demand for efficient IT infrastructure, cost optimization, and improved resource utilization across enterprises.

Server virtualization through the use of software products such as VMware has been implemented to varying degrees in corporate IT, with some successful and some not-so-successful outcomes. This year, ...

Logan Kugler is a freelance tech writer based in Los Angeles. He has written about everything from IT security and data storage to mobile communications for more than 50 national and international ...