(1) The term may erroneously refer to traditional virtualization methods rather than the technique described below (see virtual machine). (2) A method for splitting a server into multiple partitions ...

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 ...

Recently I wrote a detailed article on using VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on the Mac. These two programs are virtualization solutions—they allow one “host” operating system (Mac OS X) to run ...

VMware, which has an 86-percent share of the server virtualization market for x86-based hardware, is not resting on its laurels. Instead, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, which had one of the most ...

In a keynote speech Sunday at the opening of XChange '08 in Dallas, Texas, Dai Vu, director of virtualization products/solutions marketing at Microsoft, said with less than 10 percent of servers ...

The long-awaited Windows Vista operating system is finally in the hands of businesses. Early reports have indicated that early-adopter companies have been receptive to the new OS. Within a month since ...

Coming out of VMworld, I've run into many people who've been convinced that operating systems are becoming an endangered species and that shortly they'll be replaced by virtual machine software. I ...