While IBM delivered solid results and its software and services businesses shined, the hardware business was a disappointment to many Big Blue watchers. The growing popularity of virtualization may be ...

If there’s one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it’s virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease operational ...

Server virtualization is supposed to save buckets of cash, largely from server reduction. After all, consolidating some 20 physical servers to three host servers means less hardware, power and cooling ...

Both server virtualization and desktop virtualization use a software core called a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems on the same physical server hardware. Each OS is kept separate, with ...

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 the move from real, physical hardware to virtual hardware is being seen as one of the next big things in IT. There are more virtualization options for IT departments than ever before, ...

Server virtualization best practices and tips on what not to do Your email has been sent Server virtualization has been growing in popularity for a decade, and some people now believe it’s not just ...

Circuits in the CPU and controller chips that enhance the running of multiple operating systems (multiple virtual machines). They deal with functions such as saving and restoring the CPU state upon ...

Commentary--If you're like most IT managers, your boss probably expect you to do more with less: expand your IT capabilities and infrastructure while doing it with reduced funds, staff and hardware.