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 ...

The coming fast growth of the desktop virtualization market has brought out multiple vendors, large and small, looking to gain a foothold and get their share as early as possible. Vendors of desktop ...

Most IT teams don’t realize how bad their virtualization setup is until something breaks at the worst possible moment. Server virtualization software sits at the foundation of modern infrastructure, ...

Cordoning off physical servers from one another in a datacenter is difficult enough. Trying to isolate virtual servers running on a single hardware box is even more complicated. Mercy Medical Center ...

Virtualization Viewpoints is a semi-monthly column that discusses current VMware- and virtualization-related trends, news and topics. Here we offer opinions and viewpoints on the competitive, quickly ...

Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users. Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise ...

With the Windows-based edition of Parallels Server currently in beta, Parallels announced on Wednesday that another of its virtualization servers, Virtuozzo Containers, will run on HP's high-end, ...

The differences between desktop and server virtualization can be confusing. The two terms sound similar, but they're different technologies with very different uses, and the distinctions are important ...

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, ...

Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in the IT industry, and for good reason. Server virtualization brings many benefits: hardware consolidation, better resource utilization, lower capital and ...

Novell announced Wednesday that it has joined Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program. Novell's participation will allow customers to run Windows Server 2008 as a virtualized guest on top ...

SAN FRANCISCO — VMware Inc.s stranglehold on the virtual server business will likely limit Oracle Corp.s new virtual machine technology to its current customer base. That was the conclusion of some ...