Server virtualization offers a host of efficiencies, but storage administrators say it may open a can of worms on the storage side. Resulting headaches can include huge I/O bottlenecks for primary and ...

Server virtualization technologies for Linux have advanced at a rapid pace of innovation with VMware and Citrix (Xen) initially leading the way. They are now being joined by significant strategic ...

In this entry we will return to our series on selecting storage solutions for the virtualized server environment focusing now on dealing with capacity, storing the virtual server images and all their ...

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Under the deal, terms of which were not unveiled, XenSource will embed Veritas Storage Foundation into XenEnterprise for all customers in order to provide integrated data protection and data ...

To say that server virtualization changes everything is an understatement. In storage though I don't think we understand or give credit to just how much of a game changer storage virtualization really ...

Microsoft has made a host of improvements to its core virtualization stack in the latest version of its flagship server. The next version of Windows Server is finally here! It's been a long time ...

The initial approach to storage virtualization, which has been around for years, was to address it in the storage-area network because the SAN sat between the storage and servers, and would cause the ...

According to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, the acquisition is intended to hasten the convergence of server and storage virtualization. According to VMware, the acquisition provides its 370 employees with access ...

Virsto emerged from stealth mode last week with the introduction of software for storage virtualization in Microsoft Hyper-V environments. Microsoft partner tackles storage problems in virtual data ...

Anne Rawland Gabriel is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology. She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. At Florida Atlantic University, ...