On Wednesday, Microsoft added the hypercall API for the Viridian hypervisor to the Open Specification Promise, a designation aimed at encouraging third party development which applies to a handful of ...

Rather than starting with server virtualization and looking up the technology stack, Oracle starts at the business application and looks down. In this way, Oracle can align its portfolio of business ...

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 ...

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 ...

In my humble opinion, server virtualization technology is at a tipping point. Yes, we’ve squeezed a lot of value out of it to consolidate Windows server workloads but future “dynamic virtual ...

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, ...

Microsoft is ramping up a new line of virtualization certifications to go hand-in-hand with its release of the Hyper-V server virtualization technology. The Windows Server Virtualization exam is now ...

In the complex and frustrating world of virtualization licensing, Microsoft has had its ups and downs and caused its fair share of IT aggravation. Licensing Microsoft products in a physical world has ...

After all, there are plenty of amazing home server platforms out there ...

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, ...