Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) ...

VMware's free virtualization platform also lets users edit VM settings, supports Microsoft Windows 7, and provides a new VM library interface Think back to December 2005, you might recall VMware ...

At the VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) in February, VMware announced vSphere 6.0. vSphere was an evolutionary release for VMware, with one major exception: It included Virtual Volumes (VVOLs), a ...

VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers by integrating vital OS components, such as a kernel; since as a type-1 hypervisor ...

One of the lesser-known capabilities of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is its ability to convert VMware virtual machines so that they can run on Microsoft Hyper-V. I will tell you ...

VMware has launched its Lifecycle Manager product aimed at IT managers looking for help in managing virtual machines. As well as control over virtual machines the software helps managers to measure ...

VMware does not allow you to use more than one monitor for any guest operating system. However, you can bypass this default setting and use the dual monitor with VMware virtual machine. Irrespective ...

VMware includes support for ISO images, which represent CDs or DVDs. When you load an ISO image into a VMware program, the virtual machine sees the ISO image as if it were a physical disc. ISO images ...

Last month we looked at how to set up nested VMs in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016. Azure, of course, runs on Hyper-V and some regions already have some of their hosts upgraded to Windows Server 2016.

Oracle VirtualBox, formerly Sun VirtualBox, is an open source virtualization platform that allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. If you are switching from VMware to ...

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