We explain what is Server Virtualization in cloud computing and the benefits, advantages & disadvantages that accrue from using it.

Could a network virtualization platform be built like VMware did for compute? We explain why it's unlikely even though there is business value in doing so.

Server virtualization is supposed to save buckets of cash, largely from server reduction. After all, consolidating some 20 physical servers to three host servers means less hardware, power and ...

One of the biggest challenges to expanding a virtual server infrastructure is dealing with the storage challenges that often come with the deployment. The way storage is used in the virtual ...

The survey also found 81 percent of enterprises using virtualization expect to see their virtualized server estate increase in the next 12 months.

Server virtualization is supposed to save buckets of cash, largely from server reduction. After all, consolidating some 20 physical servers to three host servers means less hardware, power and ...

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 ...

'Overall, there's not really a huge number of new features, and what there is, isn't all available for your traditional on-premises Windows Server,' says our hands-on review expert, Paul Schnackenburg ...

Unlike server virtualization, storage virtualization has yet to prove it is mature technology with clear payback, Jim Damoulakis points out in his weekly column.

In my last entry and the first part of this series we discussed some of the key capabilities to look for when selecting a server virtualization strategy, but as a friend of mine pointed out I ...