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 ...

Once upon a time, we used to think in terms of one hardware server equals one server operating system. Then, along came KVM, Hyper-V, VMware, and all the rest of the virtual machine (VM) hypervisors ...

Virtual Iron’s Enterprise Edition V3 is a virtual machine hosting platform that couples its open source hosting foundation with tools to convert existing servers into VMs and subsequently manage them.

Virtualization can expose data and encryption keys to hackers. Microsoft's shielded virtual machines and Host Guardian Service locks them down. For all its benefits, the drive to virtualize everything ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

Carlos Soto is an award-winning reviewer and journalist with 20 years of experience covering technology and business within various sectors and industries. To harness the full benefits of their data ...

If there’s one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it’s virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease operational ...

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 ...

Establishing host groups and consistent naming conventions in System Center Virtual Machine Manager is essential for managing large Hyper-V environments efficiently and at scale. Microsoft's System ...