Virtualization software vendors offer some interesting management tools that augment hypervisor software. One class of such tools is the “live-migration” tool, first implemented by VMware in its ...

When VMware launched its latest virtualization platform, vSphere, it introduced the phrase “cloud operating system” to the IT industry. With the prior version, VMware Infrastructure 3.5, it was easy ...

Microsoft, among others, offers a product that addresses this need: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition. In this Recipe, I'll discuss the ins and outs of server virtualization, and explain how to ...

Virtualization industry observers expect Microsoft to eliminate a licensing restriction that has hampered the mobility of virtual servers, perhaps as soon as next week. Under current Microsoft rules, ...

Microsoft said that on Dec. 1, it will enact new licensing terms for virtual "instances" running on Windows Server 2003 R2, due to ship by end of the year, and for the Windows Longhorn server upgrade ...