Server Trends

A virtualization expert weighs in on how to effectively handle the mission-critical applications that tend to be the hardest to virtualize.

A new study from 451 Research reveals that a slim majority of x86 servers are now virtualized.

Three key actions from VMware punctuate the changes in the server virtualization ecosphere over the last twelve months, but what exactly do they mean for the future?

VMware and EMC are taking both a back-to-basics and a forward-looking approach in committing key technologies and resources to the Pivotal Initiative.

Veeam isn't willing to take a perceived slight over virtual machine backups lightly, but what exactly is the virtualization vendor blowing up over in this case?

The rate of evolution in the network virtualization market has jumped into hyperspeed mode over the second half of 2012.

We take a break from the norm of extolling the virtues of virtualization to shed some light on those situations when it's important to just say no.

Like the infamous villains in James Bond flicks, VMware would very much like to rule the world -- the cloud world in this case.

Dreamhost's CEO elaborates on the evolving role of Linux use at his hosting company.

While some surveys peg hypervisor usage of Red Hat's KVM at a meager 0.5%, support for KVM from vendors tells a different story.

Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat explain how the nascent market for packaged cloud server distributions is beginning to shape up.

Mark Shuttleworth details what it takes to deliver OpenStack in production, in 3 minutes or less.

Will political in-fighting and dissent over open and closed cloud platform alternatives prevent cloud providers from helping make the cloud enterprise a reality?

Is VMware's elimination of the hated "vTax" a sign that the company is changing its focus to where the real money is?

The Linux vendor is putting serious effort into enabling Linux for ARM.

The incoming Executive Director of the group responsible for overseeing OpenStack's development provides insight into the foundation's official launch and the challenges that lie ahead.

Wim Coekaerts explains how Oracle's Linux team works in the post-Sun acquisition era alongside Solaris.

The social networking site’s lead systems engineer details his company's approach and plans for changing server infrastructure.

Linux creator addresses the issues of leadership and advises new developers to also look for different projects to contribute their code.

The latest version of VMware View debuts with new functionality to improve the overall user experience, but are the enhancements enough to warrant an upgrade for your environment?

With NAND flash technology and SSD prices continuing to fall, server virtualization is set to reap the benefits.  Is it time to splash some cash on flash?

VMware has enjoyed record growth and innovation during Paul Maritz's time as CEO, so why exactly is EMC's Pat Gelsinger set to take over on September 1st?

When exactly does it make sense to use Unix and when does it make sense to use Linux? For HP's Business Critical Systems customers, the answer depends on the use case.

While server virtualization and cloud computing can lead to storage problems, many of these can be eased by the sensible use of thin provisioning.

Red Hat reveals what the next generation of enterprise servers running Linux will likely include.