So I am having a bit of an argument with a colleage. He thinks it is perfectly okay for our smallish outfit to use nothing but Linux + Libvirt + KVM to manage "one-off" needs like hosting backup ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

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What's the most popular operating system in the world? If you guessed "Windows," you're about a decade behind the curve. The fight is currently between Android and the rest of the Linux family, with ...

Clabby Analytics has just released its latest research paper entitled "VMware vs. KVM: A Functionality/Price Discussion." The report dives into functionality and cost comparisons as they pertain to ...

I like using the right tool for the right problem, but when it comes to running multiple virtualization hypervisors I don't want to run individual management management programs for each one. I want ...

IT organizations are under constant pressure to reduce costs without reducing capabilities. Hypervisors are not immune to that pressure. Those costs have become an enormous issue for every IT ...

Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial ...

IT organizations are under constant pressure to reduce costs without reducing capabilities. Hypervisors are not immune to that pressure. Those costs have become an enormous issue for every IT ...