(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) ...

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The benefits of server virtualization are so significant at this point that implementing it is a no-brainer. First and foremost, server virtualization makes much better use of computing resources than ...

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 ...

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 ...

Server virtualization is a growing reality in data centers. The economics are firmly behind the trend. Server virtualization reduces the total cost of ownership by reducing the number of physical ...

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 ...

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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 ...