Do you primarily use Windows 11 but want to have a quick look at a Linux distribution like Linux Mint? Well, booting from a live DVD or USB stick is a convenient solution. The advantage of this is ...

Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...

Paravirtualization gives organizations more granular control over the computing and storage resources they are consuming than full virtualization, but each has unique advantages. Organizations of all ...

Virtualization has become a fundamental technology in the world of computing, allowing organizations and individuals alike to maximize their hardware resources, improve efficiency, and enhance ...

A virtual machine is a computing resource that uses software instead of a physical computer to run programs and deploy applications. It operates by running one or more virtual “guest” machines on a ...

SWsoft, a provider of both operating system and hardware virtualization products, has an interesting whitepaper titled "Top Ten Considerations for Choosing a Server Virtualization Technology". This ...

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in ...

I’ve been running virtual machines for nearly 20 years at this point, and I’ve made a lot of mistakes along the way. From incorrect RAM allocation to forgetting to unmount the installation ISO, I've ...

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 ...

Comparison of security postures for containers and different types of hypervisors. Key measures of software security. Security certifications for virtualization solutions. How to improve the security ...

Last month, I talked about Time Machine, the revolutionary backup tool that will be built into Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, the next release of Apple’s operating system that’s due out early next year.

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...