If there’s one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it’s virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease operational ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Virtual Computer NxTop Enterprise 4.0 conquers desktop virtualization with intuitive central management, Xen-based client hypervisor, and strong policy-based controls Virtual desktop infrastructure ...

Although Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a promising technology, it has so far been used almost exclusively by large organizations due to its inherent cost and complexity. Kaviza has changed ...

Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 and VMware View 5 vie for the most flexible, scalable, and complete virtual desktop infrastructure More than 20 years ago, the desktop revolution swept across the land, ushering ...

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) storage requires careful consideration, chiefly because of the potential I/O bottleneck that can arise when many virtual desktops try to access storage ...

Both server virtualization and desktop virtualization use a software core called a hypervisor to run multiple operating systems on the same physical server hardware. Each OS is kept separate, with ...

Server virtualization through the use of software products such as VMware has been implemented to varying degrees in corporate IT, with some successful and some not-so-successful outcomes. This year, ...

Citrix Systems is expanding its menu of options and, in the process, its lead over VMware in the virtual desktop business by acquiring Kaviza, which sells an appliance-based VDI server designed to ...

Microsoft's next generation Windows 8 Server addresses VDI head on and gives enterprise customers three flexible Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) options: Pooled Desktops, Personal Desktops, and ...

Here's how to connect users to remote virtual machines with Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services. Improvements to Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release 2 include not only better performance ...