End users can contribute to virtual machine sprawl by using readily available, free downloads. Here are a few simple steps to head off problems before they begin.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 05/01/2009
Another vendor has thrown its hat into the enterprise virtualization ring. This one is red.
VMware has released an update to Fusion, the company's desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X.
Microsoft released a beta of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V), which lets users run older OSes and applications on newer Windows systems.
Abstracting user "personality" is an important consideration in pooled resource VDI deployments. Here's how one start-up is looking to capitalize.
Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/04/2009
VMware makes a play for mobile market share.
eG Innovations takes on the daunting challenge of VM performance monitoring.
Citrix Systems' XenDesktop is a state-of-the-art product for hosted desktop virtualization and may be the gold standard by which other products are judged in a feature-for-feature comparison. Here's a look at the capabilities, options and feature sets available with this product, as well as how to install, set up and configure it in the data center.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 01/01/2009
Will desktop PCs in their current incarnation fade from view as they become increasingly virtualized?
Microsoft on Tuesday showed off a pre-beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
Desktop virtualization player goes against the big boys.
A look back and a few predictions on the state of IT virtualization.
An interview with VMware's senior director of desktop platforms and solutions.
Build a solid and long-lasting virtual infrastructure around virtualization's many moving parts, including servers, storage, network, security and management.