How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

Servers consolidated onto a physical server as virtual machines still need similar amounts compute, and storage resources. Therefore, it is essential to get the server sizing right for virtualization.

Carlos Soto is an award-winning reviewer and journalist with 20 years of experience covering technology and business within various sectors and industries. State and local agencies should harness the ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

Although not usually considered a player in utility or grid computing, VMware has quietly and steadily built up a leadership position in virtual machine technology--software that allows customers to ...

Hewlett-Packard is set to deliver a new blade that will quadruple the virtual desktops that can be deployed from one server compared to the company’s previous offerings. The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 ...

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 ...

VMWare this week released a new version of its virtual machine offering for servers, adding support for Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server and 32-processor, Intel-based servers from ...

Carlos Soto is an award-winning reviewer and journalist with 20 years of experience covering technology and business within various sectors and industries. To harness the full benefits of their data ...