Server consolidation is a big deal. The "do more with less" economy in which we're living has companies wanting to rid themselves of old, insecure and unmanageable Windows NT file servers, Linux ...

With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualization is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you? While the benefits of virtual machines on ...

(1) See server virtualization. Contrast with virtual host. (2) A virtual machine environment from Microsoft for Windows servers. See Microsoft Virtual Server. (3) Multiple servers that appear as one ...

While virtual servers have proven a boon in the data center, they don’t address the challenge of incrementally adding server capacity and automatically distributing load across them. As a result, the ...

Why own server hardware? I've asked myself that question repeatedly in the last 15 years every time a machine failed or I needed an upgrade for various Web, mail, and database servers. I could have ...

Servers consolidated onto a physical server as virtual machines still need similar amounts compute, and storage resources. Therefore, it is essential to get the server sizing right for virtualization.

Take a close look at the security problems that you could be opening up with virtual servers in your DMZ. There is an education gap between security administrators and virtualization administrators ...

Linux virtual web server, once touted as the most secure operating system available, has been hit by revelations that it contains an "extremely serious" security flaw. Linux virtual web server, once ...

Microsoft has announced a major update to its Windows Server licensing program, which in part was driven by threats of legal action by the European Union. The most notable change is adding the option ...

While the benefits of virtual machines on a workstation may be quite straightforward, there are more far-reaching ramifications for virtual machines on a server. At first glance, much like a ...