Virtualization refers to technologies designed to provide a layer of abstraction between computer hardware systems and the software running on them. By providing a logical view of computing resources, ...

What is Virtualization? Virtualization is the process of creating virtual versions of physical systems, such as hardware, software, storage, or networks. It allows multiple virtual systems to operate ...

Circuits in the CPU and controller chips that enhance the running of multiple operating systems (multiple virtual machines). They deal with functions such as saving and restoring the CPU state upon ...

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What is virtualization anyway? This five-part series on a trend that is reaching into every corner of the technology landscape addresses that fundamental question, along with many of the complex ...

Yesterday, I posted a video clip of some VMWorld coverage that I shot with my handy-dandy FlipCam. But once I handed over my footage to the editing team, I wasn't quite done playing - so I headed back ...

Over the 50 years since the first tabloid issue of Electrical Design News, underlying forces have driven the evolution of the electronics industry. Since manufacturers first fabricated transistors ...

(1) Segmenting a network into separate entities. See VLAN. (2) Using virtualization techniques to perform network functions. See NFV. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...

How much of an organization’s IT capabilities – including processors, storage and network – can be virtualized and moved into the cloud? Quite a bit, according to Craig Mathias, principal at advisory ...

Application virtualization is one of those technologies that has been around for a little while now, but it just doesn't seem to get the same attention as its older sibling -- server virtualization.