Google announced today that it's now offering Windows Server 2016 instances as part of its datacenter service offerings. Starting this week, it's possible to purchase Google Compute Engine virtual ...

Parallels has released a new beta build of Parallels Server for Mac that now supports creating virtual machines to run Leopard Server. When the company released last month's public beta of Parallels ...

One of my favorite Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 features is the included VS Writer, which leverages the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up running virtual machines. In order to take advantage ...

Microsoft announced the general availability of hotpatching for Windows Server Azure Edition core virtual machines allowing admins to install Windows security updates on supported VMs without ...

How to run VirtualBox virtual machines from the command line Your email has been sent VirtualBox virtual machines can be run without working with the GUI. See how to take advantage of the VBoxManage ...

Oracle VM Release 3.2, a key component in Oracle’s desktop to data center virtualization portfolio, is now available. There are two main themes to the new release, Adam Hawley, senior director of ...

After reading my article "Backing Up Live Virtual Server VMs," a couple of administrators asked me if it was possible to back up individual files or folders inside a running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 ...

Matt Butcher is co-founder and CEO of Fermyon. He has authored several books. Matt holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and lives in Colorado. When Amazon was still known more as a bookstore than a technology ...

FOXBORO, Mass. — EMC held its user forum last week at the home of the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, using the opportunity to expound on its vision for virtualization and the cloud. One ...