While virtual servers have proven a boon in the data center, they don’t address the challenge of incrementally adding server capacity and automatically distributing load across them. As a result, the ...

[ Editor’s note: This article has been revised to underscore the fact that we tested VMware vSphere with vCenter Server but we tested Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V without System Center 2012, and ...

Solution providers upgrading network operating systems often run into compatibility problems. Many verticals use a specialized piece of software or a database that only works on an older version of ...

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 ...

During the past three to five years, when most companies began rolling out virtual servers in earnest as replacements for physical servers, acceptance has grown so quickly among both end users and IT ...

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 cooling ...

Having covered over the last several columns the key WAN factors affecting application performance as well as the “chattiness” issues of certain applications, a lot of the history of the Enterprise ...

Our product review reveals that WebLogic Server Virtual Edition is a bold innovation that effectively leverages VMware server virtualization but is currently hampered by a lack of management tools As ...