The Next Hurdle for Virtualization Technology
[March 10, 2010] Virtually Speaking: As more enterprises buy into virtualization technology, the biggest performance hit may be coming from the applications themselves.

Secure Server Virtualization Using Hyper-V
[March 10, 2010] Authorization Manger makes secure server virtualization more than a pipe dream. These best practices show you the two best ways to secure Hyper-V Server and virtual machines using Authorization Manager.

VMware Express, Virtualization Technologies Rolling In Near You
[March 9, 2010] Since it's not always easy for sales people to help customers imagine what an environment built around virtualization technologies would look like, VMware built one in an 18-wheeler and is sending it across North America.

VMware, RSA, Intel Join Forces to Secure Cloud Computing Environment
[March 3, 2010] Virtually Speaking: VMware, Intel and RSA have partnered to make cloud computing more secure, for the private cloud. Will anyone care?

Put Virtual Machine Management to the Test (and Development)
[February 25, 2010] Frugal Server Admin: Accelerate your testing and development efforts with the agile nature of virtual machine management.

VMware's Road to Desktop Virtualization Dominance
[February 24, 2010] Virtually Speaking: With an acquisition, a maintenance release and a significant upgrade planned for later this year, VMware is gunning full throttle for the desktop virtualization market. But it's not the only vendor with desktop virtualization in its cross-hairs.

VMware vs. Red Hat: The Next Virtual Machine Management Battleground
[February 23, 2010] Red Hat is laying the groundwork to beef up its virtual machine management software so it can compete with VMware on more equal footing in the future.

Citrix, Novell Partner on Virtualization, Cloud Computing
[February 19, 2010] The business software makers are teaming up to give enterprise customers more flexibility to manage their virtual infrastructures on multiple operating systems.

Virtualization Technologies for Storage Get Real
[February 17, 2010] Virtually Speaking: A torrent of products are being unleashed to meet the challenges of backing up virtual machines. From cloud storage to golden image management, virtualization technologies for storage are on the move.

Red Hat Revs While VMware Takes to the Streets
[February 10, 2010] Virtually Speaking: VMware is taking its virtualization message to the streets with its partners, while Red Hat is taking a quieter and more traditional approach.

CommVault Builds Bridge to the Cloud
[February 3, 2010] Virtually Speaking: CommVault's latest offering aims to bring storage into the cloud. Will it be a bridge to nowhere or the connection enterprises crave?

Into the VirtualBox -- Oracle Buys Sun
[January 27, 2010] Virtually Speaking: With Oracle's acquisition of Sun complete, will it be lights out for VirtualBox and other Sun virtualization technology?

VMware Takes Aim at Microsoft and Shoots for the Cloud
[January 20, 2010] Virtually Speaking: VMware's purchase of Zimbra further solidifies its cloud strategy and puts it in direct competition with Microsoft.

2010: The Year of Virtualizing Securely
[January 13, 2010] Virtually Speaking: Two sets of survey results released this week point to security as the next major hurdle for virtualization.

Security Issues Temper Virtualization Craze
[January 13, 2010] While 90 percent of enterprises surveyed by CDW have virtualized portions of their datacenters, 62 percent are still keeping "critical" apps on physical servers.

Rumor: VMware to Purchase Zimbra
[January 6, 2010] Virtually Speaking: The rumor mill is in hyperdrive over speculation that VMware is buying Zimbra. What would the virtualization company want with a collaboration server vendor?

Server Virtualization in Action: A View From the Trenches
[December 30, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Looking to get started with server virtualization but don't know where to start? This excerpt from Practical Virtualization Solutions will point you in the right direction.

5 Ways Virtualization Will Change in 2010
[December 16, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Virtualization isn't the new kid on the block anymore, but big changes are in store in the new year.

Sun's VirtualBox Revs, Perhaps for the Last Time
[December 2, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Sun just updated its virtual desktop software, VirtualBox, but Oracle's post-acquisition jaws of death loom large.

Configuring Hyper-V Security Using Authorization Manager
[November 19, 2009] When deploying virtualization technologies, key choices must be made to ensure the environment is secure. This article explains how to use Authorization Manager to make Hyper-V as secure as it can be.

Citrix Looks Beyond VDI
[November 18, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Within two years, 60 percent of all desktops will be virtualized, according to Gartner. Citrix has six avenues to make this possible.

IBM Releases Virtual Server Security App
[November 13, 2009] New software from Big Blue promises better security, visibility and scalability for virtual data centers.

All Eyes Return to the Virtual Desktop
[November 11, 2009] Virtually Speaking: VMware is expressing renewed interest in the virtual desktop. Microsoft has arrived there, and Xen is increasing its presence.

Supercomputing Heads for the Cloud
[November 4, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Vendors are gearing up to aggregate computing power in the cloud.

Windows 7's Virtual Impact
[October 28, 2009] Virtually Speaking: With IT budgets still in the dumper, the virtual desktop may give Windows 7 a sizable boost. VMware Workstation 7 is being positioned accordingly.

Gartner's Virtual Predictions
[October 22, 2009] Gartner says only 16 percent of workloads are now running on virtual machines. It expects that figure to surge to 50 percent by 2012.

Cloud Computing Management Options Starting to Solidify
[October 21, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Two companies announced products this week to bridge the cloud to the virtualized data center divide. Cloud is growing up fast.

KVM Aims for King of the Virtual Hill Status
[October 15, 2009] If Red Hat is to be believed, its KVM virtualization technology is so advanced it will consign the Xen hypervisor to the technological scrap heap, altering the virtualization landscape completely.

VMware's Mac Users Get an (in)Fusion
[October 7, 2009] Virtually Speaking: In the face of Windows 7's approaching official release date and Snow Leopard's recent release, VMware Tuesday unveiled a new version of its desktop virtualization environment for Macs. Is it the glue to a heterogeneous client environment?

Virtualization and Y2K, a Cautionary Tale
[September 30, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Think twice before you stick those legacy apps on a virtual machine and forget about them.

Intel, Dell, Red Hat and Others Rally Around SR-IOV
[September 23, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Intel began pimping its Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) solution at this week's IDF. Dell, Citrix Red Hat, Neterion and others have already hopped on board.

Will KVM KO Xen?
[September 9, 2009] Virtually Speaking: As VMworld demonstrated, the fight for virtual domination is far from over. After the show came to a close, however, a new player entered the ring. The impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the virtual landscape has yet to be felt, but one thing is clear. Red Hat’s commitment to KVM means it’s in it for the long haul.

New Virtualization in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
[September 4, 2009] It's straight to the new enterprise release for KVM.

VMworld, A One Horse Show?
[September 2, 2009] Virtually Speaking: The competition is crying foul over VMware's exhibit hall policies, but there has been no shortage of news out of San Jose this week. Starting with VMware itself.

RSA Report Details Potential Virtualization Risks
[September 2, 2009] For a virtual infrastructure to be a success it must be secure. A just-released report from RSA noted that despite the complex security and compliance risks enterprises face when they adopt virtualization, companies that succeed will reap a 'security bonus.'

CA and Others Unveil Latest Virtualization Wares
[September 1, 2009] CA took advantage of the VMworld spotlight to unveil several virtualization management systems for private cloud and data center deployments, and it was hardly alone. Various storage and networking vendors also weighed in with their news.

VMworld Opens With Much Virtual Fan Fare
[August 31, 2009] It's off to the races for VMworld 2009, as VMware and its ecosystem partners focus on all things virtual.

VMware's Next Move
[August 19, 2009] Virtually Speaking: As VMworld '09 comes closer, VMware annouces its intent to acquire two companies for the price of one, raising some questions about its latest directional shift.

Microsoft Claims Strong Lead for Hyper-V
[August 5, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Microsoft claims a 24-point increase in Hyper-V penetration, but exactly what and how it's measuring is unclear. VMware, meanwhile, may be suiting up to grow its high-end base.

The Journey to Virtual Freedom
[July 30, 2009] Cover Your Assets: Head for the shores of virtualization's peaceful and freeing refuge.

Intel Exec Discusses Virtualization Security
[July 17, 2009] Enterprises should consider the security implications that come with adopting virtualization before deploying.

Citrix Offers Free Hyper-V Storage Management
[July 14, 2009] The free version of Citrix's application is designed to simplify storage management in Microsoft-based virtual environments.

Can You Back Up Virtualized Systems Safely?
[January 20, 2009] Virtualizing a system is much easier than backing it up and restoring it.

10 Virtualization Predictions for 2009
[January 9, 2009] Winners, losers, acquisitions, the effect of the recession, and more insight into virtualization trends in the year ahead.

Getting Started With Hyper-V
[October 8, 2008] For SMBs, Hyper-V is a compelling way to get started with virtualization. Here's how to begin.

Wrangling Virtual Machine Sprawl
[September 30, 2008] Virtually Speaking: Virtual machines are a big drain on storage resources, but with careful planning, you can control them.

Virtualization Comes to Storage
[September 23, 2008] Storage vendors may not have been front and center at VMworld, but their presence was strong and not coincidental.

Virtual Panacea Found in Application Streaming
[August 7, 2008] For all its benefits, to some degree virtualization is a victim of its own success. Application streaming is one way to mitigate the side effects of increased density and added costs.

SWsoft to Virtualize in Parallel
[January 10, 2008] The virtualization vendor unveiled a beta version of Parallels Server, a Mac-centric hypervisor-based virtualization tool. It joins SWsoft's desktop tool of the same name and Virtuozzo, its OS-level server virtualization offering.

Virtualization Craze Brings the Bad With the Good
[December 27, 2007] The oft-mentioned upside of virtualized data centers is the energy, time and money saved. With the technology, however, also comes security and planning issues.

Server Snapshots: Hardware for the Virtual Infrastructure
[December 14, 2007] Virtualization has come mainstream, the time has come to more closely align hardware purchasing with virtualization deployment.

Getting Down to Business With Virtual Machine Lifecycle Management
[September 13, 2007] From creation to disposal, knowing the whereabouts of your virtual machines is vital.

Virtually Speaking: The Arrival of Quad-Core
[September 11, 2007] Quad-core is here, and virtualization is its biggest driver.

File-Area Networking Brings FAN Frenzy to Storage
[August 8, 2007] As each vendor spars for its own corner, file virtualization is fast becoming the latest storage battleground.

VMware, HP Expand Virtual Offerings
[June 6, 2007] VMware charts a new course for itself in hosting territory, while HP enhances its virtual environment and service offerings and launches a partner program.

Data Center Users Speak Out
[February 15, 2007] From Dell to University of Pennsylvania to Midwest ISO, power, server density and virtualization are the top-of-mind issues confronting data centers of all sizes and industries.

VMware Looks to SMB Market
[February 8, 2007] With the release of VirtualCenter for VMware Server, is the SMB space the technology's newest frontier?

Win 2003 High Availability Solutions, Setting Up a Test Environment
[January 25, 2007] VMware server is one way to emulate Windows 2003 clusters. Where does the technology fit best, and what are the rudiments of setting up clustered virtual systems on a single physical server?

VMware Virtually Simplifies Backups
[January 25, 2007] It's been more than six months since VMware released its Consolidated Backup and pledged to simplify the backup process. Is it living up to its promise?

The Penguin in the Sandbox
[December 21, 2006] Despite its glam image, the basic concept behind virtualization is sandboxing. Xen makes it possible for Linux shops to play.

Win 2003 High Availability Solutions, Test Environments
[December 7, 2006] Server clustering is becoming more economical, but it's not always the most cost-effective option. For development, testing and training, virtualization is often the way to go. Microsoft and VMware dominate in this space.

Xen Hypervisor Goes Standard
[November 30, 2006] The Xen hypervisor is walking a path from "standardized" to "the industry standard." Is it too soon to ask, "are we there yet?"

NAS Goes Virtual
[November 15, 2006] The proliferation of NAS boxes and file servers is leading to storage sprawl -- and an interest in virtualization.

The Semantics of Storage Virtualization
[November 8, 2006] Storage virtualization is more common than many, even company's that have deployed it, believe. Virtual tape, volume managers, and in some cases the systems themselves, are places organizations often go virtual.

The Importance of Hypervisors
[November 2, 2006] A hypervisor is a critical component of a virtual server. But how important are their distinctions to a virtual infrastructure.

Hardware Today: Server Virtualization Becoming Norm
[October 23, 2006] As server virtualization becomes expected rather than the exception, how are hardware vendors incorporating virtualization into their businesses?

Microsoft Opens Virtual Hard Disk Code
[October 18, 2006] The company opened up its Virtual Hard Disk Image Format spec to woo developers.

Step Into the Virtual Zone
[October 18, 2006] When it comes to Solaris 10 virtualization, Zones are where it's at.

Server Virtualization Goes Prime Time
[October 12, 2006] Virtualization as a concept has been around for decades. VMware has been evangelizing virtualization to x86 world since 1998. Why is it taking off now, and what's in store for data centers?

Virtualization Vendor Refresh
[October 3, 2006] It's refresh week in the virtualization vendor playground. VMware, Cassatt and Surgient debuted new software and partner support alliances.

The Hows and Whys of Server Virtualization
[September 28, 2006] How does virtualization work, and why is now a good time to check it out?

Virtually Speaking: Reality Behind the Hype
[September 1, 2006] ServerWatch's new weekly column looks beyond the smoke and mirrors to the very real comings and goings in the virtualization space.

Why Virtualize?
[August 30, 2006] Cost savings, server consolidation, and infrastructure maximize are the main reasons organizations are choosing virtualization.

The Virtually Efficient Revolution
[August 2, 2006] The only thing standing between you and an ultra-efficient data center is a risk-averse manager with a tight grip on the war chest. Some insight into modern virtualization technology and proper due diligence is one way to loosen the grip.

Longhorn Gets Virtual Expansion
[May 23, 2006] One acquisition and two new product updates are the latest additions to Microsoft's virtualization strategy.

Virtualization News Dominates LinuxWorld
[April 5, 2006] XenSource, VMWare, Virtual Iron, OpenVZ, and even Microsoft, beat the virtualization drum at this week's LinuxWorld.

Dell Gets Zen With Novell
[March 23, 2006] Dell helps to answer one of the critical Linux adoption issues with new customized solution.

Hardware Today: Virtualization and the Mainstream
[February 27, 2006] As server virtualization technology matures, the options multiply.

Xen, Virtually in Linux
[February 23, 2006] If you're a Linux shop looking to go virtual, Xen should be on your radar.

Enterprise Unix Roundup: Virtually Free
[February 10, 2006] The virtualization space was in the spotlight this week, as VMware, Novell, and SWsoft all grabbed for market share. VMware Server and Player are free in each sense of the word, and Zimbra goes gold.

Virtual Migration for Workloads
[February 9, 2006] Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 stays on while customers migrate workloads from virtual servers to physical servers.

AMD's Free Virtualization License
[February 7, 2006] The chip maker sees desktops as well as server applications for virtualization.