Why choose server virtualization?

Virtualization security fears grow

As people who deal with virtualization every day -- you work with it, I write about it -- it's easy to get caught up in the idea that it's a ubiquitous technology with infinite use cases and unending appeal. Well, in the words of Lee Corso:

Consolidation ratios are yesterday’s news

Ever notice that when you talk to someone about virtualizating, it always seems to come down to, "So, what's your consolidation ratio?" Everyone seems to care only about the number of virtual machines you can house on a single host system. While consolidation ratios are important, they're...

Virtual desktops: Do your own math

We can talk until we're blue in the face about universal clients, ubiquitous data access and streamlined image management, but ultimately the question of whether virtual desktops make sense comes down to what IT decisions always come down to: money. Johnathan,  a Server Virtualization blog...

Some remaining thoughts on VDI

There's a lot of virtual desktop news these days, and before too much time passes, I want to share some tidbits on VDI that I picked up this week and that had never occurred to me before.

1. VDI can save you money on software licenses. At least, that's what I hear from...

Server virtualization in the age of mergers and acquisitions

Last week at VMworld ’08, while living in the glitz of Vegas for a week of product news, press releases, interviews and judging the Best of VMworld entires with my TechTarget colleagues, my constantly buzzing BlackBerry delivered the latest financial news -- the collapse of Lehman, the fall of...

CiRBA analysis tool compares Hyper-V and VMware

If you are thinking about Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization but aren't sure how it will fare against VMware in your data center, a new tool from Toronto, Ontario-based CiRBA Inc. might help. This week, CiRBA announced the availability of packaged analysis...

VMware entering final phase of virtualization evolution: Cloud computing

As new vendors enter the x86 virtualization space, pioneer VMware, Inc. is moving on to the next frontier, cloud computing, said VMware President and Chief Executive Officer Diane Greene in her keynote address at the JP Morgan Technology Conference in Boston...

Virtualization tools, advice focus on ROI

The decision whether to adopt virtualization often comes down to the corporate bottom line. CFOs want to know how long it will be before they see return on investment from virtualization, and there are many considerations in determining ROI. Yesterday, I spoke with Stephen Fink, senior...

Saving money by using virtualization

As part of a business case to justify our server consolidation/virtualization project, I had to show the benefits of what the project would provide. Virtualization provides a lot of "soft" benefits like reduced administration, maintenance costs, head count, etc. but one of the "hard" benefits is...

Dilbert gets orders to virtualize!

Scott Adams isn't the first to create a cartoon about virtualization (see VirtualMan helps IT pros explain virtualization's benefits). Even...