What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM instance, one or more guest machines can run on a ...

George Ou hit the nail on the head when he wrote "The dumbest gripe with Windows Vista to date." Does anyone remember the original Basic interpreter found in the Apple II and in PC-DOS? How about the ...

Currently, you create virtual machines (VMs) using standard operating system (OS) installation media. You use the same Windows DVDs, Linux CDs and DVDs or ISO files ...

Most modern computers are powerful enough to run entire operating systems within your main operating systems, which means virtual machines are more commonplace today than ever. Here’s a look at the ...

Qubes OS is a free open-source operating system that’s fully security-oriented. It leverages Xen-based virtualization, which allows the user to create, use and delete easily isolated compartments ...

Recently I wrote a detailed article on using VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on the Mac. These two programs are virtualization solutions—they allow one “host” operating system (Mac OS X) to run ...

"Intel servers are the most under-utilized asset in a company," says Michael Mullany, senior director of product management at VMware. "CPU speeds have gone into the stratosphere but software ...

Virtual machine backup can be done using a traditional backup product with agents in each virtual server's file store but can also be carried out via snapshot or by backing up the virtual machine and ...