Virtualization: This refers to the use of software techniques to simulate the existence of multiple independent operating systems on a single physical machine. These concepts and principles are ...

Right now, there are two different technologies being pushed by vendors under the name of "virtualization": OS virtualization, and application virtualization.

A hypervisor is a process that separates a computer’s operating system and applications from the underlying physical hardware. Usually done as software, the hypervisor drives the concept of ...

Mike Neil, Microsoft's general manager of virtualization, was on hand at the Sun product launch. "VMware is in a tough situation," Neil observed, "because they're not an operating system provider. All ...

A new approach to virtualization could vaporize malware on desktops, mobile operating systems and even cloud-based Desktop-as-a-Service.

Drawbridge, a Microsoft Research project, expands on the "library OS" concept to streamline virtualization for application sandboxing.

OS-Virtualization is a new concept for ATMs that will open the banks’ eyes to a new way of looking at Windows upgrades. This is truly a revolutionary event for the industry.” ...

In the previous installment of the Virtualization Guide, I talked in general ways about the exculsive hardware access privileges that the OS reserves for itself. Now it's time to nuance that ...

The annual VMworld user conference gets underway today in Las Vegas, with the event's host betting big on a new strategy that redefines its market-leading virtualization management products. VMware is ...