More and more IT organizations are embracing virtual server and desktop infrastructure technologies. A December 2009 report from Forrester Research found that 71 percent of the companies it surveyed ...

There is an application virtualization riddle out there, wrapped in DVI (Desktop Virtualization Infrastructure) enigma, inside a vendor frenzy. Everyone wants to virtualize applications, and every ...

Server virtualization can help fight server sprawl, make better use of compute power, curb energy bills, and improve data-center agility and flexibility. Server virtualization is one of those ...

Server virtualization has been a real "game changer" for the datacenter and those who administer and manage it. It has provided us with efficiency at a time when we so desperately need it.

Does server virtualization work for small-to-medium-sized companies? You bet. As you know, virtualization software allows you to run multiple virtual machines on the same physical host. Each virtual ...

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In our recent research benchmark on data centers, Nemertes Research discovered many different approaches to server virtualization. Some companies are combining virtualization with blade servers in a ...

Server virtualization is a growing reality in data centers. The economics are firmly behind the trend. Server virtualization reduces the total cost of ownership by reducing the number of physical ...

(1) See server virtualization. Contrast with virtual host. (2) A virtual machine environment from Microsoft for Windows servers. See Microsoft Virtual Server. (3) Multiple servers that appear as one ...

The first release of VMware Workstation in 1999 marked the birth of simple system virtualization on the x86 architecture. In the years since, VMware has matured, adding significantly to its product ...