virtualization

The concept behind server virtualization is simple - you have a powerful piece of hardware that no single application or service can fully utilize, so you allocate many smaller servers (virtual machines) to run simultaneously on a single device.

Consolidating..., er expanding..., er consolidating data centers!

Is 2012 40G’s big year?

Trading a real server for an imaginary one was a stupid idea 20 years ago, an awkward one 10 years ago and de rigeur now. Still, some IT managers can't let go of the hardware without suspecting they're outsourcing their own jobs in the process.

Virtualize enough things on the desktop and which operating system the user chooses hardly matters at all.

Does shifting server loads spike your data center’s energy bills? This technology could tell you…

Can you protect virtual systems with yesterday's security?

Cisco finds the cool in the warm Texas clime.

With virtualization, cloud and portability, Microsoft may be building its first actual operating environment focused on the end user, despite years of claiming that's what Windows was.

47% of PC users are willing to use illegal software, costing vendors billions, according to a study that weeps for the plight of highly profitable software makers but doesn't mention the billions customers waste on unnecessary maintenance, upgrades and rigidly obsolete licensing terms.

Let users avoid internal IT; they'll still have to deal with IT at a SAAS or cloud provider, and halve less leverage to get what they want, one reader commented. Yep,and whose fault is that?