Virtual machine density refers to how many virtual machines your virtual infrastructure host servers can maintain, while still performing well themselves and also providing enough compute resources ...

I am thinking that I want to get a single server to host virtual machines (VMWare) of IIS.<BR><BR>I want my IIS Production and IIS Dev on the same server inside separate VMs. (I assume that isn't a ...

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 ...

Sandra Gittlen is a freelance journalist and a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Robert Maley, CISO for Pennsylvania, is a fan of server virtualization. The technology ...

Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained packages capable of efficiently running various services. Virtual machines are more robust, emulate full computers, and require more resources, but ...

Server and desktop virtualisation are key technologies driving forward today’s data centres. They bring huge efficiencies to IT that just weren’t possible in an all-physical world. But, delivering ...

Server virtualization is based on the idea that server hardware has become so powerful in recent years that most workloads do not require a dedicated server. Instead, a number of virtual machines can ...

Virtual machines have been common in mainframes for decades. Now they’re gaining ground as a way to more efficiently configure Windows and Linux blade servers. A virtual machine is software that lets ...

Sixty percent of virtual servers are less secure than the physical servers they place, the analyst firm Gartner said in new research Monday. Sixty percent of virtual servers are less secure than the ...

Those of you who appreciated my brief (yet effective) post a couple of weeks back about a free Windows client power manager (and there were many of you, thanks!) will appreciate knowing about this ...