Many of our past columns have centered on a recurring theme: increasing the value of IT without scaling cost, all while ensuring minimal risk to the business. In keeping with this theme, in this ...

Rittwage: Generally, if you plan to use all the resources for one specific high-CPU or high-IOP function, such as a busy SQL server, there is little reason to virtualize that. Virtualization is ...

If there’s one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it’s virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease ...

While the main focus of corporate virtualization plans focus on the server side of things, there’s plenty of action happening on the desktop virtualization end as well. Desktop virtualization in ...

Most enterprises — 70% by some industry estimates — either have completed or are engaged in a server virtualization project. While this means people are embracing a logical view of IT — whic ...

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.

According to Symantec’s 2010 Disaster Recovery Survey, 85 percent of enterprises have reevaluated their disaster recovery plan following server virtualization. This may seem like a monumental ...

Businesses currently using server virtualization plan for 45 percent of new servers purchased next year to be virtualized. While this trend is becoming more prevalent among law firms, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to its Virtual Server plans, announcing it will shift its next update of the software from a maintenance release to a paid upgrade.

Partners Will Fight Server Battles Though sales of virtual desktops still lag far behind the expectations most analysts and vendors had for 2010, Citrix’ lead in virtual desktops has peristed ...