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, ...

Despite the broad adoption of server virtualization, many firms still struggle with the technical and organizational changes that virtualization brings. We see IT shops facing three major challenges: ...

Solution providers are turning server virtualization, one of the fastest-growing segments of the IT market, into their very own gravy train. "Server consolidation and IT optimization [are] hot," said ...

Quantifying the benefits of moving to a virtualized server environment can be really easy, especially if you focus on hardware and software savings, early adopters say. For example, Tom Taylor, a ...

Last week we looked at the destruction of sensitive data when having hard drives replaced in your Windows servers. This week, I share my thoughts on the top five ...

NV provides the ability to create logical, virtual networks that are decoupled from the underlying network hardware. NV creates a logical, software-based view of the hardware and software networking ...

Server virtualization is supposed to save buckets of cash, largely from server reduction. After all, consolidating some 20 physical servers to three host servers means less hardware, power and cooling ...

Virtualization has become a cornerstone of modern computing, offering a myriad of benefits from cost savings to improved efficiency and scalability. Among the myriad of options available for server ...

Successful server virtualization deployments lead many IT managers to believe desktop virtualization would provide the same benefits. While that is partly true, companies need to be aware of how the ...