Well, if you want to use virtualization, going to an Itanium processor may not be the wisest decision. Could this be yet another negative for the Itanium solution? Roger Howorth with IT Week reports: Virtualisation tools are another problem for Itanium.... Read More...

Jack Loftus wrote an interesting article for SearchOpenSource.com on understanding virtualization. His top five tips include: 1. Understand your infrastructure 2. Don't virtualize everything 3. Understand your administration model 4. Understand the applications... Read More...

Quoting from ZDNet Blogs, here is a snippet: The problem starts with the first system that gets carved into multiple virtual machines. The technology is cool and it has some amazing benefits. But for all intents and purposes, each VM is a distinctly separate... Read More...

Microsoft TechNet Magazine does a pretty good write up on exploring the uses of Microsoft Virtual Sever 2005. At a glance, it covers: Understanding virtualization technololgy (discussing the architecture and the benefits of virtualization) The installation,... Read More...