Targeting enterprises that want to consolidate servers, the combination of ESX Server 2 and the Virtual SMP add-on lets IT get more bang for their server hardware buck, said Mike Mullany, senior ...

Virtual Server 2005 R2, or "Release 2" in Microsoft's nomenclature, sports improved performance, support for failover in case of hardware failure, clustering of virtual machines on a single host or ...

In our Clear Choice Test, Virtual Server 2005 proved itself well worth the money because it lets you run multiple instances of Windows on the same machine. VMware (recently acquired by EMC) has long ...

Cordoning off physical servers from one another in a datacenter is difficult enough. Trying to isolate virtual servers running on a single hardware box is even more complicated. Mercy Medical Center ...

Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users. Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise ...

Migration into a cloud environment by means of virtualization of servers is extremely attractive and has instant paybacks. Compared with other software-intensive improvements, the ability to combine ...

Many of our past columns have centered on a recurring theme: increasing the value of IT without scaling cost, all while ensuring minimal risk to the business. In keeping with this theme, in this ...

When a physical server is virtualized, it results in multiple logical servers. Each logical server comprises a virtual machine (VM) that works over a virtualization intermediary software layer, also ...

Virtualization — the move to go from real, physical hardware to virtual hardware — is being seen as one of the “next big things” in IT. There are more virtualization options for IT departments than ...

Any new x86 server can run virtualization software, but Dell plans to release a model that's geared specifically to those drawn to the newly mainstream computing trend, CNET News.com has learned. "You ...