Specifically, server virtualization enables multiple virtual operating systems to run on a single physical machine, yet remain logically distinct with consistent hardware profiles.

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to its Virtual Server plans, announcing it will shift its next update of the software from a maintenance release to a paid upgrade. The ...

Sun Microsystems unveiled this week a unified plan to bring virtualization technology to enterprises. The company said it plans to offer virtualization technology and related support services ...

Red Hat last week laid out its server virtualization plan, and the details look impressive, but the timeline is long.

Dell plans virtualization-oriented server The company plans to release a dual-processor system in the second half of 2007 geared specifically for virtualization tasks.

Gartner is predicting fast growth for both server and desktop virtualization, with Microsoft putting more and more pressure on market leader VMware.

Virtualization can help companies establish a highly reliable DR plan to greatly mitigate the impact of a disaster in several ways: Break the hardware dependency.

IT organizations consider security, server virtualization and business-related technologies to be top priorities for 2009, according to research released by the Society for Information Management.

Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users.

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

Windows Server is now licensed per physical core. With the Flexible Virtualization plan, customers can license the number of cores they want to use in the virtual machines.

Virtualization software such as Microsoft's Virtual Server, EMC's VMware and XenSource's Xen lets a server simultaneously run multiple operating systems. Advocates argue that virtualization lets ...