On Monday Oracle released version 3.2 of their VirtualBox software, which was part of their recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The update changes the developer references in the program, but also ...
Server consolidation is a big deal. The "do more with less" economy in which we're living has companies wanting to rid themselves of old, insecure and unmanageable Windows NT file servers, Linux ...
It doesn't have to be this way. Using virtual-machine technology, you can split one high-powered server into several virtual slices. This way, each slice has its own partitioned-off operating system, ...
Sandra Gittlen is a freelance journalist and a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Robert Maley, CISO for Pennsylvania, is a fan of server virtualization. The technology ...
Server virtualization excites both industry watchers and IT managers looking to get more out of the infrastructure they have and build dynamic data centers that can more quickly respond to business ...
Users and vendors address the unique problems, and opportunities, involved in virtual servers with NAC-like functions and IPS-firewall appliances from such vendors as ConSentry Networks, Reflex ...
Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...
Oracle VM VirtualBox is an free and open-source tool that you can use to run virtual servers on any computer using an x86-type processor, such as the common Intel and AMD chips. It lets you run other ...
May 20, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. PT On May 2 nd of 2008 during its CommunityOne event, and concurrent with the initial release of OpenSolaris 2008.05, Sun released version 1.6 of xVM VirtualBox as a free ...
perspective Particularly in these straitened times, people tend to assume server virtualization is one investment that will reduce IT costs. Is that assumption true? Yes and no. Historically, the ...
When it comes to virtualization, pizza box servers don't have the power or density to compete with larger servers or blades Virtualization may spell doom for the 1U “pizza box” server, as the ability ...
Server consolidation is a big deal. The "do more with less" economy in which we're living has companies wanting to rid themselves of old, insecure and unmanageable Windows NT file servers, Linux ...