(Editor’s note: This story initially misidentified the employer of James Bothe, a systems administrator at RackForce Networks Inc. The company’s name has now been corrected. Also, the cost of Virtual ...

VMware has launched its Lifecycle Manager product aimed at IT managers looking for help in managing virtual machines. As well as control over virtual machines the software helps managers to measure ...

It’s time to reign in the virtual machine revolution taking over your network. In the first part of a series of testing-based articles looking at the various virtual machine management tools available ...

Microsoft's Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) manages the virtual infrastructure created by Hyper-V and has extensions to manage VMware's ESX Server. The product boasts delegated administration, ...

Called VMware Lab Manager, the product streamlines the setup, capture, storage and sharing of multimachine software configurations in virtualized environments. It features a self-service interface and ...

Until recently, when it came to complex datacenter virtualization tasks, most enterprises have turned to VMware Inc. tools. Lately, though, many have questioned whether Hyper-V is a viable alternative ...

The following are best practices in managing your VMM 2008 R2 environment: Use VMM’s P2V function to convert physical computers to virtual machines. Use VMM’s V2V function to convert virtual machines ...

One of the lesser-known capabilities of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is its ability to convert VMware virtual machines so that they can run on Microsoft Hyper-V. I will tell you ...

On April 16, 2006, I wrote (in another unnnamed tech pub) about Microsoft's plans for a virtual machine management platform , then code-named "Carmine," which was being designed for Microsoft's much ...

Microsoft breaks new ground by adding support for VMware ESX Infrastructure to System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. This is a nearly unprecedented step for Microsoft and Hyper-V, and warrants ...