When you think virtualization, you likely think of VMware. But there are plenty of other sever virtualization options available to solution providers, according to the 2009 CRN Channel Contenders ...

Many of the midsize companies who have already implemented virtual server environments are already looking beyond the consolidation benefits to find ways to control IT costs and add value to their ...

As IT managers virtualize their x86 servers and consolidate applications on a smaller number of systems, they’re demanding more from the hardware they buy: more memory, certainly, but also added ...

SWsoft, a provider of both operating system and hardware virtualization products, has an interesting whitepaper titled "Top Ten Considerations for Choosing a Server Virtualization Technology". This ...

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 ...

Virtualization's three essential missions -- as a client technology, as a server technology, and as a network technology -- are converging around the idea of cloud computing From its genesis in ...

Thinking outside the box is overrated, says the OpenVZ group; its server virtualization technology lets you create mini networks of virtual machines inside a single large physical server. But what if ...

Server virtualization is hotter than hot, ignited by the technology’s use in creating a more compact, highly flexible and cost-efficient server infrastructure. Survey results from Forrester Research, ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

SEATTLE/BOSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it bought a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems , targeting the fast growing ...

A virtual machine is a computing resource that uses software instead of a physical computer to run programs and deploy applications. It operates by running one or more virtual “guest” machines on a ...