Virtualization is an essential tool for Linux users who want to test new distributions, run Windows software, or create safe spaces to experiment without risking their central system. While numerous ...

Enterprise virtualization provider 3Leaf Systems announced Monday the release of its V-8000 Virtual I/O (input/output) Server version 2.0. This software, part of the 3Leaf Virtual Compute Environment, ...

When it comes to virtualization tools and home lab utilities, you’ll probably assume the OS powering the host is some flavor of Linux. In some rare cases, you’d hear about FreeBSD serving as the ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

In this roundup I take a look at four of the leading desktop virtualization packages, including VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta 3, a feature-laden developer workbench; two legacy compatibility solutions, ...

When it comes to virtualization, there always seems to be a chicken-and-egg problem. No one seems to be quite sure if the reason we’re seeing IT organizations stall at around the 40 percent mark when ...

Big Blue plans to provide essential plumbing for its utility computing vision later this year, when it debuts technology that uses its Power5 chip. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Virtualization freebies are available both from the open source community and from vendors such as Microsoft and VMware. Here’s a sampling. Permanent network TAPs for complex infrastructure Network ...

Corellium creates useful testing tools for developers. Corellium, a company that makes virtualization testing products for iOS devices, is opening up its offering to include individual plan ...

Long ago, when servers still came one to a box, “sysadmins” spent all their time running from one machine to another, with boxes of tools and utilities designed to squeeze out every bit of performance ...

With the recent initial public offering of VMware Inc. being greeted with a resounding cheer from investors, it’s clear that virtualization is increasingly important to businesses. Corporations are ...