Modern science depends on high-performance computing to sift and analyze the sometimes mind-bogglingly large quantities of data generated by experiments, to accurately model complex systems, and to ...

Desktop virtualization is hot -- ask any IT pundit. But it can also be confusing, because the market contains a variety of server- and client-based technologies for creating virtual desktops. Virtual ...

I’ve been running Type 2 hypervisor apps for years, and whether it’s VMware Workstation, Virtual PC, or Parallels, each has proved vital in allowing me to test and run a wider array of applications ...

There are a number of other important issues that you will need to investigate in order to make sure you choose the right hypervisor.. To start, make a check list of the research you will need to do ...

VMware promised a bare-metal hypervisor in 2009. Now VMware says it doesn’t need one. VMware is claiming it doesn’t need to deliver on its promise of a bare-metal desktop hypervisor, but says that if ...

These little-known cloud resources offer lower latency and higher compute power but are best for specific use cases. Here’s how to determine when they offer reasonable solutions. I did something last ...

Leading virtualization software vendors Citrix Systems and VMware are both running behind in plans to ship so-called bare-metal hypervisors for desktop PCs. Desktop virtualization: Microsoft, VMware ...