Virtualization

Virtual desktops

* By streaming desktop applications as images, IT staffs and users gain new control

IT buyers prep for 2008 cost cutting

Microsoft Vista, open source rollouts relatively low on priority lists, Goldman Sachs survey finds

Using virtualization to boost efficiency

VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement

VMware console serves up the tools to beat

Backup technology key to protecting virtual machines

As virtual machines proliferate, IT administrators have to be careful to choose a backup method that doesn’t bog down network performance or send licensing costs skyrocketing

How do you back up virtual environments?

IT administrators discuss how they protect virtual servers using different backup technologies

What’s become of last year’s open source companies to watch?

Open source storage, management and virtualization companies made list

Management tool vendors gear up for virtualization

BMC, CA, Network General and others combine specialized server management with traffic-flow analysis to track application performance across a virtual infrastructure

10 virtualization companies to watch

These technology innovators promise products that boost performance, make management easier or otherwise enhance your virtualization experience

The virtues of putting virtualization on the chip

As second-tier server-virtualization vendors embrace hardware assists from Intel and AMD, enterprise customers find good VMware alternatives