While virtual servers have proven a boon in the data center, they don’t address the challenge of incrementally adding server capacity and automatically distributing load across them. As a result, the ...

How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

You can now close Hyper-V Manager. Rename a Hyper-V virtual machine using PowerShell For those who wish to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine via the command line or through scripts, you can use ...

VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers by integrating vital OS components, such as a kernel; since as a type-1 hypervisor ...

In an ideal world, disaster recovery strategies would include backup equipment ranging from a single server to an entire dark data center. In the real world, you can’t afford to set up an entire extra ...

How to set bridged networking in a VirtualBox virtual machine Your email has been sent Have you deployed VirtualBox virtual machines, only to find they cannot be reached on your company network? Jack ...

(1) A synonym for a language interpreter. See interpreter, Java Virtual Machine and Python. (2) Software that enables a different operating system and applications to run in a computer along with the ...

What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...