Editor’s note: In this, the first of Peter H. Salus’s articles, he explains virtualization with an unusual metaphor, puts it in historical context, and suggests some often-overlooked benefits.

If you hopped in a time machine and went back to the very first VMworld, you wouldn't have been bumping elbows with people on the escalators, or scrambling to find an empty chair for the opening ...

Virtualization is currently a hot topic, along with "the future." But what do discussions of the future usually accomplish in tech? This is an exciting moment for data virtualization. The options ...

The future of technology always has roots in the past. And the past is indeed long in the case of virtualization, a technology that is reshaping today’s IT industry and will likely play a huge role in ...

Virtualization is relatively new - but not for the IBM mainframe. In a new blog post, Gregory Lotko, vice president & business line executive, System z IBM Systems & Technology Group, reflects on the ...

The folks at Ravello Systems approached me to brief me on how they're offering "Virtualization 2.0." The exact words they used are: With your interest in innovation the cloud, I thought you may be ...

Server virtualization can help fight server sprawl, make better use of compute power, curb energy bills, and improve data-center agility and flexibility. Server virtualization is one of those ...

Windows/Linux Virtualization on the Mac is mostly a 3 player game these days. You have the open source/free VirtualBox that was purchased by Oracle as part of its Sun acquisition two years ago. It is ...

While at the Symantec/Altiris event a week or so ago, I had a chance to speak with Scott Jones about Altiris' Software Virtualization Solution (SVS). At the time, I had to agree to an embargo so that ...