A computer network as we usually visualize it involves various cables (Ethernet, fiber optic, coaxial) connecting to appliances like routers and switches, which direct data packets where they need to ...

You can create some advanced virtual networks with this nifty tool. Have you tried it? Plus: Upcoming VMware Webinar July 12! Using server virtualization requires that you understand the concepts of ...

Windows Virtual PC creates virtual disks for each guest operating system created in the application. Virtual PC stores these disks in individual virtual hard disk -- or VHD -- files. To enable Windows ...

GUEST RESEARCH: While there has been an average 13% decrease in exposed, dangerous internet services, industries including financial services and telecommunications remain exposed ...

Anyone who frequently installs and uninstalls new software, tests beta versions of programs, or tinkers with the registry in Windows, often reaches the point where they have to completely re-install ...

This post offers fixes to resolve the issue where users can’t connect to a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) running on a Windows Server or client host machine. The ...

Occasionally, your computer may show up on the network with a "(2)" or other number in parentheses after its name. In some cases, it will appear this way in the sidebar of your computer's Finder, but ...

We look at block vs file storage for contemporary workloads, and find it’s largely a case of trade-offs between cost, complexity and the level of performance you can settle for.

Tough choice for V.... there are two obvious candidates, VNC or VPN. I use both, a lot, in my teaching, but I guess I will have to go with VPN. VPN stands for virtual private network. This requires ...

Belle Wong is a freelance writer specializing in small business, personal finance, banking, and tech/SAAS. She spends her spare moments testing out the latest productivity apps and plotting her latest ...

As immersive technologies – augmented, virtual and extended reality (AR, VR, XR) – and virtual environments mature, collaboration between and among gamers, researchers, designers, engineers, ...

Many businesses have moved to the Windows 7 operating system, but some older business applications still require Windows XP to run. Businesses with legitimate copies ...