How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

Many of today’s cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, edge computing and microservices, owe their start to the concept of the virtual machine—separating operating systems and software ...

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 ...

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.

Server virtualization technology from vendors such as VMware and Xen is causing IT managers to address management challenges related to server provisioning, patch management and disaster recovery.

Here's how to use the Failover Cluster Manager to make virtual machines fault tolerant or to create new virtual machines. One of the biggest disadvantages to running Hyper-V on standalone ...

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances Virtual appliances are great for the same reasons physical appliances took ...

If you need to move a VirtualBox guest from one host to another, discover the most reliable way to do it. Your data center is running like a well-oiled machine. One reason for that smooth ...