A new and much needed tool has entered the Microsoft Virtual Server R2 SP1 world. Called VMRCPlus, this Virtual Machine Remote Control Client Plus tool is a welcomed addition to managing any Microsoft ...

Virtualization is everywhere. It's the hot ticket in town. Sales pitches offer virtual solutions as the new pixie dust that makes technology infrastructure better, cheaper, easier, greener and faster.

In this article, we focus on server virtualization, which eliminates the conventional, one application per server model and allows businesses to run multiple, virtual servers on a single physical ...

Traditional server configurations include hardware — such as the processor, memory, disk, networking and peripherals — plus a single operating system running on that hardware. One or more applications ...

When it comes to managing virtual server environments, two distinct camps have emerged. One side argues that virtual machines require the same care and feeding as their physical counterparts, just ...

Don’t let the word “virtual” in virtual servers fool you. You’re the only one who knows it’s virtual. From the perspective of the virtual server itself, the devices connected to it, applications ...

Most enterprise IT organizations have dabbled in server virtualization, which requires high storage availability and performance. This part of deployment can be challenging, according to a Forrester ...

The Navy and Marine Corps must run all operating systems and applications in a virtual server environment, Navy Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said in a memo released Wednesday.

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 ...

Server virtualization through the use of software products such as VMware has been implemented to varying degrees in corporate IT, with some successful and some not-so-successful outcomes. This year, ...