This column will review the key aspects of compute virtualization and application containerization as used in the data center and the cloud. Not familiar with these ideas? If you care about the future ...

Generally speaking, there are three typical classes of virtual machine (VM) architecture -- the hypervisor, host-based virtualization and para-virtualization, which are differentiated by the position ...

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Building virtualized environments is the first step in taking customers to public, private or hybrid clouds, or helping them build BYOD or other mobility platforms. Having the right virtualization ...

"What's in a name?" Shakespeare's Juliet asked. Quite a lot, actually. Take it from me: the other John Waters. Another example: service virtualization. The name is so close to the most well-known and ...

A new study from Saugatuck Technology says server virtualization will have the single largest impact on budgets for IT hardware and support through 2010. The survey, titled "The Many Faces of ...

Virtualization is a hot topic in IT circles right now, but it's often misunderstood by many in the higher education community. The term is broad, so we’ll break it down and demystify the topic.

Through my work with Unisphere Research (Information Today Inc.), I recently wrote a study on "total enterprise virtualization" for SHARE, the independent user group for large IBM systems. The results ...

How virtualization enables one server to perform tasks that used to require three servers. Find out how a CNC manufacturer uses one real-time operating system to coordinates the cutting movement of ...