Targeting enterprises that want to consolidate servers, the combination of ESX Server 2 and the Virtual SMP add-on lets IT get more bang for their server hardware buck, said Mike Mullany, senior ...

Virtualization is the backbone of modern cloud computing, enabling multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical ...

Carlos Soto is an award-winning reviewer and journalist with 20 years of experience covering technology and business within various sectors and industries. State and local agencies should harness the ...

Virtual Server 2005 R2, or "Release 2" in Microsoft's nomenclature, sports improved performance, support for failover in case of hardware failure, clustering of virtual machines on a single host or ...

Sandra Gittlen is a freelance journalist and a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Robert Maley, CISO for Pennsylvania, is a fan of server virtualization. The technology ...

Virtual machines have been common in mainframes for decades. Now they’re gaining ground as a way to more efficiently configure Windows and Linux blade servers. A virtual machine is software that lets ...

In our Clear Choice Test, Virtual Server 2005 proved itself well worth the money because it lets you run multiple instances of Windows on the same machine. VMware (recently acquired by EMC) has long ...

Virtual server sprawl and various security problems are caused by how easy it is to create virtual machines. LAS VEGAS — Think server sprawl is bad now? Just wait till you experience virtual server ...

Servers consolidated onto a physical server as virtual machines still need similar amounts compute, and storage resources. Therefore, it is essential to get the server sizing right for virtualization.

I'm not a betting man but I'd put a lot of money on my prediction that the next major wave of server operating systems will be available as virtual machines (VMs), ready to run on your platform of ...