Many of today’s cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, edge computing and microservices, owe their start to the concept of the virtual machine—separating operating systems and software ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Servers consolidated onto a physical server as virtual machines still need similar amounts compute, and storage resources. Therefore, it is essential to get the server sizing right for virtualization.

Virtual machines have been common in mainframes for decades. Now they’re gaining ground as a way to more efficiently configure Windows and Linux blade servers. A virtual machine is software that lets ...

Virtualization has swept through the data center in recent years, enabling IT transformation and serving as the secret sauce behind cloud computing. Now it’s time to examine what’s next for ...

Virtualization can expose data and encryption keys to hackers. Microsoft's shielded virtual machines and Host Guardian Service locks them down. For all its benefits, the drive to virtualize everything ...

Piercing a key defense found in cloud environments such as Amazon’s EC2 service, scientists have devised a virtual machine that can extract private cryptographic keys stored on a separate virtual ...