In addition to benefits from disaster recovery and cost savings are benefits associated with flexibility (that is, the ability to dynamically reallocate hardware resources more easily than one can do ...

Server virtualization through the use of software products such as VMware has been implemented to varying degrees in corporate IT, with some successful and some not-so-successful outcomes. This year, ...

A new study from Saugatuck Technology says server virtualization will have the single largest impact on budgets for IT hardware and support through 2010. The survey, titled "The Many Faces of ...

Despite the broad adoption of server virtualization, many firms still struggle with the technical and organizational changes that virtualization brings. We see IT shops facing three major challenges: ...

In this four-part series, Ars looks at various aspects of the real-world experience of rolling out virtualization in the enterprise. The series focuses on the popular VMware package, but the lessons ...

NV provides the ability to create logical, virtual networks that are decoupled from the underlying network hardware. NV creates a logical, software-based view of the hardware and software networking ...

Endpoint virtualization is quickly becoming an exciting area in information technology, and Symantec's October 2008 survey has some interesting key findings about the technology. Endpoint ...

I just completed a virtualization project for exactly the benefits C.J. Kelly dismisses [“I’ll Make Do With My Not-So-Virtual World,” Security Manager’s Journal, Jan. 30]. I replaced seven physical ...