Big Iron shops have two options to run their Windows applications on System z: emulation via z/Vos or full-blown porting via Mono.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 09/08/2009
IBM released a virtualized client computing offering it touts as a cloud-based desktop.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/02/2009
Microsoft launched a new licensing promotion on Tuesday aimed at midsize companies vying to better manage their servers and IT resources.
- By Herb Torrens
- 09/02/2009
Microsoft investigates potential FTP flaw that can have admins breaking out in high fever. Plus: Live Messenger users to be forced to upgrade; RSA outlines guides for securing virtual environments.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/01/2009
The new virtualization suite expands upon previous Virtual Infrastructure capabilities and adds some new showstoppers.
An in-depth review of each System Center component shows the overall product is more like a collection of similar applications than a suite.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 09/01/2009
You'll probably have to move to Windows 7 at some point, but there's good news: Microsoft's new OS has lots of great features. Here's what we love -- and don't love.
Microsoft got it right with Windows 7, according to Michael Cherry, vice president of research on operating systems for Directions on Microsoft.
- By Herb Torrens
- 08/31/2009
Microsoft released the latest version of its free standalone server virtualization solution on Friday.
The fifth annual VMworld user conference gets under way this week in San Francisco with a flurry of product announcements, a packed schedule and a bit of controversy.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/30/2009
Microsoft on Monday announced the availability System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 evaluation version.
On Friday, Microsoft made the new R2 version of its Windows Server 2008 server operating system available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
Microsoft's Brad Anderson on Tuesday talked about the company's management product strategies, while downplaying those of VMware, at investment banker-sponsored event.
The leading supplier of virtualization technology looks to extend its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) effort by adding the chief sponsor of the open source Spring Framework.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/10/2009
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have simultaneously booted 1 million Linux kernels, all of which ran as virtual machines on the labs' Thunderbird supercomputer.
- By Joab Jackson
- 08/05/2009
Microsoft has released a beta version of its App-V 4.6 application virtualization technology.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/04/2009
The release candidate (RC) version of Windows XP Mode is now available, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
New, all-in-one tool handles core-computing chores without fuss.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese and Tim Duggan
- 08/01/2009
The Unified Computing System supports VMware and Hyper-V and aims to be a "Cloud in a Box" solution. But can Cisco transition from routers to servers?
- By Mark Ferelli
- 08/01/2009
Linux developer Red Hat believes open source is the future of virtualization, but are its new platform and hypervisor too late?