Start-up's software is designed to make collections of servers into a fluid, adaptable software foundation. Next version due Tuesday. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

In addition, CommVault's new software also became one of the first applications to allow deduplication of data that is backed up to tape. Backing up data from virtual servers has become an important ...

As virtualization software continues to evolve, so do the options for network specialists, IT managers, CTOs, and CIOs. In order to help make the best decision for your organization, it’s important to ...

XenSource, the company charged with commercializing the open source Xen virtualization technology, this week announced XenOptimizer, its first software that allows users to create virtual machines ...

VMware Inc. this week will launch the first major upgrade of its flagship server virtualization software in nearly two years, along with several tools aimed at wringing more savings out of enterprise ...

After a five-month beta program that saw more than 700,000 downloads, VMware this week said it would offer VMware Server, its virtualization software, for free. Virtualization is a technique for ...

Commentary--If you're like most IT managers, your boss probably expect you to do more with less: expand your IT capabilities and infrastructure while doing it with reduced funds, staff and hardware.

Simon Crosby previously said on my podcast that the hypervisor should be free and now we know he really means it, and more. (Check out Simon’s most recent podcast appearance.) Just as Microsoft’s ...

Hewlett-Packard on Monday rolled out a new generation of mid- and high-end Unix-based servers powered by its sx2000 chip set, code-named Arches, along with improved virtualization and management ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to ...

Network Appliance Inc. today unveiled software that it said can ease backup and storage management tasks for corporate IT operations running VMware Inc. virtual servers. NetApp’s new SnapManager for ...