Heading in a different direction from its main rivals, Ubuntu Linux will use KVM as its primary virtualisation software.
Microsoft said on Thursday that it is pulling features out of the initial version of its "Viridian" hypervisor to avoid having to delay the virtualisation technology.
Linux programmers are moving toward a change that would put virtualisation software from VMware on a more even footing with open-source rival Xen.
VMware has some new ideas for tackling an age-old problem for system administrators: how do you keep a computing service available when the server it's running on fails?
Any new x86 server can run virtualisation software, but Dell plans to release a model that's geared specifically to those drawn to the newly mainstream computing trend, our sister site CNET News.com has learned.
You've only got to hang around a datacentre for about 30 seconds before someone starts raving on about virtualisation. While the cost benefits of virtualisation are obvious, the management challenges often get swept under the carpet.
A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.
This is a powerful performance monitoring and reporting system for servers running VMware ESX Server. Web-based dashboards show the resources in use by servers and their VMs, while the reporting module delivers printable reports of historical data.
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