When it comes to Hyper-V and VMware storage, which is better: block- or file-based access? The rate of adoption of server virtualisation has accelerated over recent years, and virtual server workloads ...

VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Hyper-V are the two leading platforms for server virtualization. Although they provide similar features and functionality, the way they manage storage for virtual ...

VMware Workstation 11 has the edge in performance and polish, while VirtualBox 2.3.20 leads in platform support and price. Few technologies have had a greater impact on business efficiency and IT ...

Ten years ago the argument over virtualization would have been a short one because VMware was the only game in town, but that early dominance is now being significantly challenged by Microsoft, Citrix ...

Before we see how you can run Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and VMware on the same computer, we should first learn why incompatibility exists. Even though there is no direct way to run Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and ...

VirtualBox 5.0's new features add ease and flexibility, but VMware Workstation 11 leads in performance and convenience Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation have been duking it out for several ...

I'm getting a new system with Windows 10 Home. I occasionally need to run virtual machines on the system. Simple things like spinning up a web server for web development, or running CentOS instances ...

My site is anxiously waiting for Hyper-V 3. Personally, I'd rather be using VMWare but Microsoft's licensing makes it impossible to consider anything else. Hopefully they've improved the stability ...

Windows Sandbox makes use of the Hyper-V feature to run on a Windows 11/10 computer. But when this is enabled any third-party virtualization software cannot be run. This includes software like VMWare, ...

VMware has rolled out its first major new hypervisor platform in three years and introduces some features not yet in Hyper-V. Since the release of Windows Server 2012 R2, which included the third ...

Thanks to my obsession with DIY projects and server experiments, I’ve tinkered with all sorts of virtualization platforms, container runtimes, and hypervisors over the years. These range from popular ...