Virtualization is something that has been around for quite a long time. It has been a staple of the mainframe world for well over 30 years. It has been part of the midrange systems world for over 20 ...

Editor’s note: In this, the first of Peter H. Salus’s articles, he explains virtualization with an unusual metaphor, puts it in historical context, and suggests some often-overlooked benefits.

There are multiple solutions to run Windows apps on Linux, but if you're considering Wine, you might want to take a look at virtualization instead ...

Microsoft has followed a rival in advocating virtualization as a way to try out software painlessly. Microsoft's Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format can be used to collect an operating system, higher-level ...

In one of our recent articles we have explored the benefits of Light Virtualization (LV). This is a unique software technology that sandboxes whole disks/partitions, protecting their contents against ...

Earlier this month, I spent a couple of days at a Microsoft Private Cloud Reviewer Workshop in Redmond, Wash., focused on System Center 2012. Final product availability hasn't been announced yet, but ...

VMware has released new versions of its desktop virtualization products for the Mac and PC that bring support for Windows 10 and an enhanced graphics engine. The company’s Fusion line of software that ...

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

Kaseya's management system is a little inconsistent, but is useful for some administrators and should get better with further work. As computers in some companies reach into the tens of thousands, IT ...