Computer system virtualization was first introduced in mainframes during the 1960s and 1970s. Although virtualization remained a largely untapped facility during the 1980s and 1990s, computer ...

Virtualization and hypervisors offer a way out. By replacing physically separate platforms with virtual machines (VMs), ...

Oracle is preparing to roll out the latest member of its family of “engineered systems” that combine software and hardware, with the upcoming product focused on virtualization. The company will ...

Workload consolidation has massive benefits, but implementation concerns have held back OEMs. Pre-integrated hardware and ...

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

After many years of venerable service, IBM is retiring the xSeries server line. In fact, IBM is retiring the “Series” nomenclature altogether, rebranding their entire mainstream server line “System x.

Modern digital tools allow doctors to access patients’ medical records quickly while making rounds, greatly increasing the amount of diagnostic information available and the accuracy of their notes ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is adding an advanced, more powerful 128-bit ZFS file system, new virtualization technologies and the Postgres open-source database to its Solaris 10 Unix operating system, as ...

Virtualization, as the name suggests, involves the creation of a make-believe version of a computer or its constituent resource, like a storage device, server, etc., within a physical computer. The ...

A recent missile test by the U.S. Navy validated an innovative concept that will make upgrading the electronics and computer systems on older warships much, much easier. The late March test saw the ...