So I am having a bit of an argument with a colleage. He thinks it is perfectly okay for our smallish outfit to use nothing but Linux + Libvirt + KVM to manage "one-off" needs like hosting backup ...

What's the most popular operating system in the world? If you guessed "Windows," you're about a decade behind the curve. The fight is currently between Android and the rest of the Linux family, with ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

Apple has decided not to renew an expiring VMware enterprise licensing agreement and will be stepping up deployment of KVM, an open-source alternative to VMware server virtualization, multiple sources ...

I like using the right tool for the right problem, but when it comes to running multiple virtualization hypervisors I don't want to run individual management management programs for each one. I want ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. [WP_IMAGE] The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) was ...

Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial ...

Apple is not renewing a contract with server virtualization software provider VMware, reports CRN — a move that could save the company millions of dollars. According to the report, Apple was using ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

IT organizations are under constant pressure to reduce costs without reducing capabilities. Hypervisors are not immune to that pressure. Those costs have become an enormous issue for every IT ...