Oracle VM Manager uses the same set of APIs that apply to both x86 and Sparc server virtualization, bringing a highly anticipated addition to Oracle VM 3.2: a new command-line interface (CLI) option.

Oracle's hypervisor technology could gain market share as it expands from Sun to Dell and HP x86 server platforms Last Thursday, Oracle announced a major deal with rival hardware vendors Dell and ...

Oracle VM 3.3 adds improvements to unified virtualization management for SPARC and x86 systems running Oracle VM Server, in a single console.

In addition to the infrastructure integration benefits, users can save by reducing or redeploying Oracle licenses by spending on servers with larger DRAM and using storage arrays with increased ...

Many customers start with server virtualization to reduce the number of physical servers that they have to meet their application requirements, and most have not yet deployed their most ...

Oracle is preparing to roll out the latest member of its family of "engineered systems" that combine software and hardware, with the upcoming product focused on virtualization.

Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.1 delivers live migration capabilities to the SPARC T-series server family, including SPARC T3, UltraSPARC T2 Plus and UltraSPARC T2 based servers, allowing customers to ...

Oracle's x86 servers, Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux and Oracle VM are engineered, tested, deployed and supported together, resulting in unparalleled reliability, availability and serviceability.

Before the acquisition, Oracle already had a few virtualization platforms. One is Oracle VM, a reworking of the open-source Xen Linux-based hypervisor for x86 servers.

Policy would require customers to buy a license for every processor an Oracle-equipped virtual server might touch.

As it normally does, Oracle offered figures that show how its new products outperform comparable offerings from its rivals. The company said Sun x86 machines running its operating systems and ...