server virtualization

Virtualization has made inroads into many data centers. If your company isn't already using it, here's why it should.

Data center security an afterthought? Survey says: No!

Microsoft's server virtualization platform pairs good performance with extensive management, at the cost of significant added complexity

Red Hat's server virtualization solution mixes ease and scalability with a few odd limitations

Microsoft's server virtualization platform pairs good performance with extensive management, at the cost of significant added complexity

Citrix tackles server virtualization with a fast hypervisor and enterprise features, but leaves a few rough edges

The storage platforms that support virtualized servers need to be a priority if firms are to go get the full benefits of virtualization, according to analyst house Forrester.

Apple's quiet enterprise ascendance, looming ERP-like disasters in health care, the solution to a big security hole, and more didn't get the media attention they deserved -- until now

The industry reached a "virtual" tipping point in 2009 when, according to IDC, the number of newly installed virtual machines surpassed the number of newly installed physical servers. This inflection point is having a profound impact on how we manage, secure and provision IT resources. No doubt the network will look completely different in just a few years too, but here are five predictions for how virtualization will change networking in 2011.

George Washington University was witnessing a familiar trend: rising power use -- and corresponding increases in energy costs.

Analysts see five ways in which VMware hopes to edge Citrix and bump the desktop virtualization leader into the role of selling obsolete concepts for both desktop and server virtualization.

You wouldn't race down the motorway the day after you've passed your driving exam. You need to mature: learn the basics, build up your experience, and plan ahead. Virtualization is no different. Almost every organization is rushing headlong to deploy the technology, create the building blocks for cloud computing, and capitalize on the advantages of agility, cost, quality, and risk.