Virtualization is the backbone of modern cloud computing, allowing multiple virtual systems to run on a single physical ...

Two of the hottest IT technologies in 2010 are virtualization and cloud computing. Both are heavily evangelized in the industry as the “wave of the future” and the “next big thing.” This is primarily ...

Desktops are diversifying. Long after we all collectively moved off of the traditional desk desktop (i.e the mostly wooden one, where you might still keep your coffee, spectacles and pens these days), ...

IBM’s research division is working on several virtualization projects that could boost security of cloud computing networks, reduce data center power costs, and improve the ability to run multiple ...

In today’s environment, operating systems flit between physical CPU cores like ghosts between rooms One of the security advantages of virtualization is that machines become easily disposable, and ...

IBM, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ohio State University join forces to develop management technologies suited for dynamic virtual data centers hosted in cloud computing environments.

A virtual machine is a computing resource that uses software instead of a physical computer to run programs and deploy applications. It operates by running one or more virtual “guest” machines on a ...

One of the biggest decisions IT managers have to make is how and where to run data center applications. Fortunately, there are multiple choices that lower costs and increase business agility, ...

Ever feel that cloud computing sounds like a pile of acronyms, hidden fees and choices you are somehow meant to understand straight away? Many readers worry about cost, security and where their data ...

Can sensitive payment card data be processed and held in virtual-machine (VM) systems or cloud-computing environments? That question has been debated for a number of years, even though the PCI ...