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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Migration into a cloud environment by means of virtualization of servers is extremely attractive and has instant paybacks. Compared with other software-intensive improvements, the ability to combine ...

This excerpt is from the book, Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches published by Prentice Hall Professional, Oct. 2009, ISBN ...

Many of our past columns have centered on a recurring theme: increasing the value of IT without scaling cost, all while ensuring minimal risk to the business. In keeping with this theme, in this ...

When a physical server is virtualized, it results in multiple logical servers. Each logical server comprises a virtual machine (VM) that works over a virtualization intermediary software layer, also ...

VirtualBox and VMware default to NAT network type for virtual machines. You will be required to change the network type or forward ports if you are planning to run server software inside your VMs as ...

Big Blue plans to provide essential plumbing for its utility computing vision later this year, when it debuts technology that uses its Power5 chip. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

The next-generation datacenter is filled with virtualization, offering virtual servers, virtual desktops, virtual storage, and virtual applications -- but what about the network? When creating the ...