Virtualization will be the most-important trend for servers through 2012, but there are six basic best practices enterprises should consider before they virtualize their servers, according to Gartner.

VMware is the market leader in the virtualization sector, and, for many IT pros, VMware vSphere is the virtualization platform of choice. But can you keep up with the ever‑changing backup demands of ...

Commentary--As virtualization becomes more mainstream, managing multiple virtual machine implementations across multiple platforms is posing as a serious challenge. While virtualization can ...

Virtualization promises to boost efficiency and cut costs, making it an important element in your IT department’s efforts to do more with less. Whether you’re running applications on physical or ...

Read this whitepaper from VMware if you use DRS in your virtual infrastructure environment. In this 19-page whitepaper titled DRS Performance and Best Practices, VMware is able to compact a wealth of ...

Virtualization offers organizations the opportunity to reduce costs and increase agility, however, if this is done without implementing best practices for security, virtualization may actually ...