It doesn't have to be this way. Using virtual-machine technology, you can split one high-powered server into several virtual slices. This way, each slice has its own partitioned-off operating system, ...

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 ...

Sandra Gittlen is a freelance journalist and a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Robert Maley, CISO for Pennsylvania, is a fan of server virtualization. The technology ...

While creating or starting a virtual machine through Hyper-V, if you get an error saying The server encountered an error while creating New Virtual Machine with an ...

With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualization is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you? While the benefits of virtual machines on ...

Why own server hardware? I've asked myself that question repeatedly in the last 15 years every time a machine failed or I needed an upgrade for various Web, mail, and database servers. I could have ...

Servers running Remote Desktop Services (RDS) are in many ways expensive desktops that just so happen to live in the datacenter. RDS is unique in that its servers are likely the only ones where users ...

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 ...

If you need to move a VirtualBox guest from one host to another, discover the most reliable way to do it. Your data center is running like a well-oiled machine. One reason for that smooth ...

Running macOS on Windows is very much possible. PC aficionados may have already guessed it, but if you’re still wondering, we’re talking about running macOS on Windows using virtual machines. As the ...