(1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions (separate "virtual machines") within a single server. Widely used in enterprise and cloud computing datacenters, each virtual machine (VM) ...

Not so long ago in the vast majority of data centers and server rooms, every application or service resided on its own dedicated physical server. All the capacity of each of these servers — including ...

VMware, whose software lets a computer be split into several independent machines, released a new version of its lower-end server product Monday. GSX Server 2.0 is updated to run atop the newest ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

Tweaks its hardware to run multiple private cloud stacks, and shift between them Lenovo has a hunch that some of you are ...

I've discussed this in the past, but the matter at hand is becoming more prominent, so I'll ask my basic question and see what you recommend. I have a Windows 2003 Server, Standard Edition, SP2, that ...

VMware Inc. made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, ...

Companies running virtual servers will soon find them easier to back up as the list of software vendors supporting VMware Inc. grows. The cost to backup, however, could vary significantly, depending ...

VMware this week launched the first commercial server virtualization product to support 64-bit virtual machines. Dubbed VMware Server, the new offering attempts to bring virtualization to the masses ...