The rise of virtual machines may prove to be somewhat of a nightmare for entrenched purveyors of closed operating systems, but it may become a boon for independent software vendors (ISVs) and end users -- so a recent Yankee Group report suggests.
Santa's not due for awhile yet, but for those waiting on Microsoft's next version of its highly-anticipated virtualization product, it's Christmas day.
In case there was any doubt that virtualization is the hottest trend in IT, witness the rush of vendors glomming onto this technology.
- By Barbara Darrow
- 12/06/2007
Sun Microsystems today announced the availability of the first component of its new virtualization platform, and laid out a roadmap for opening the platform's source code. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based systems company bills its xVM Ops Center virtualization management tool as a "highly scalable datacenter automation tool for complete management of heterogeneous global IT environments."
- By John K. Waters
- 12/05/2007
Keeping your users informed and involved can save your network.
- By Joern Wettern
- 12/01/2007
It's getting harder and harder to track who belongs to what group. Mr. Roboto's Group Auditor can help make membership management easier.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/01/2007
With the release of PowerShell, you now have a few more options when it comes to Group Policy. Here are two of them.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/01/2007
VMware's Diane Greene is on a quest to make server virtualization ubiquitous.
Making your job easier, one tool at a time.
- By Peter Varhol
- 11/01/2007
Yes, it's possible. Greg shows you how.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/01/2007
Use this script to back up running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 virtual machines.
Colleges and universities have done little over the last three years to improve information security, according to report.
Windows Live OneCare could be among the root causes of Microsoft's ongoing problems with unwanted automatic updates.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/25/2007
The points of change cited by the research firm include Web 2.0-style apps, SaaS, global-class computing, "consumerization" of IT and open source.
In October, for the second time in as many months, Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" gave way to "Exploit Wednesday."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/12/2007