Simon Crosby previously said on my podcast that the hypervisor should be free and now we know he really means it, and more. (Check out Simon’s most recent podcast appearance.) Just as Microsoft’s ...

VMware Inc. this week will launch the first major upgrade of its flagship server virtualization software in nearly two years, along with several tools aimed at wringing more savings out of enterprise ...

As x86 server virtualization software vendors roll out tools to better manage virtual environments, corporate users in growing numbers are looking at virtualization technology for more than test and ...

When Roland Etcheverry joined chemical company Champion Technologies Inc. two years ago, he looked around and realized he needed to remake the company’s storage environment. He had done this twice ...

Extra processing power also lets users multitask more effectively. For example, one core could be used for surfing the Web, while the second core is handling an anti-virus scan. (Processor affinity ...