Virtualization refers to technologies designed to provide a layer of abstraction between computer hardware systems and the software running on them. By providing a logical view of computing resources, ...

(1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions (separate "virtual machines") within a single server. Widely used in enterprise and cloud computing datacenters, each virtual machine (VM) ...

Combining and sharing network and storage channels in a virtualized server environment. I/O virtualization enables Ethernet and disk I/O to use one Ethernet adapter in each server, or two for ...

Virtualization is about more than server consolidation, and enterprise customers need to understand how to take advantage of the technology to create a dynamic infrastructure that responds to business ...

Doug Alt is the administrator of enterprise IT architecture and policy and Glen Coleman is administrator of the performance engineering team with the Ohio Office of Information Technology. Server ...

Virtualization the move 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 ever before, ...

Today’s IT teams need powerful solutions for providing tools and support across both office and data center. To assist them, EMC has been working on a multitude of fronts on virtualization and ...

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 ...

The Stamford, Conn.-based analyst firm on Thursday released a new report that estimates the total server and desktop virtualization market will grow this year by 43 percent to reach $2.7 billion, up ...

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