The trend of virtualization is one of the most powerful forces in technology. Using data abstraction and control, the functions of compute, networking, and storage are being virtualized to create a ...

As the mainstream continues to adopt virtualization into their IT environments, the question of IT security still comes up. In fact, some worry that security might even pose a bigger problem within a ...

While much is made of the benefits of virtualization, it also creates new issues in areas like cooling and power supply Virtualization is making datacenters more flexible and efficient, but the ...

There appears to be a challenger to 'VM sprawl' as the scourge of virtualization success -- a problem I call 'VM stall'. We know about 'VM sprawl' -- because new virtual machines are so easy to deploy ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Industry growth is being hampered by a lack of IT professionals who have the skills required to deploy network virtualization (NV) and software-defined networking (SDN) in the enterprise. Brad ...

The demands of modern cloud computing—massive scale, constant agility, and tight security—are pushing traditional I/O virtualization to its limits. While SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) was a ...

Unstructured data is sprawling across clouds and devices -- and it's putting your organization at risk. But with the right roadmap, you can turn chaos into control. Joey D'Antoni provided such a ready ...