Virtualization

Creating a software-based - or virtual - representation of applications, servers, storage and networks reduces expenses while boosting efficiency and agility.

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How to connect to a VirtualBox virtual machine from your LAN

When you deploy a virtual machine from VirtualBox, you might find it unreachable from your network. Find out how to fix that.

February 6, 2023 by Jack Wallen in Open Source

What are VirtualBox guest snapshots and how do you take them?

VirtualBox makes it easy to run multiple operating system guests on a single host. One feature you should be regularly using is snapshots. Here's what they are and how to use them.

February 2, 2023 by Jack Wallen in Open Source

What's next for Windows: Sweeping new strategy for cloud, ads, devices?

Windows 365 and Microsoft's ad business both may have big roles to play in how Microsoft takes Windows forward.

October 31, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Windows

Kata Containers 3's marriage of virtual machines and containers continues

Suppose, just suppose, you could combine the speed and flexibility of containers with the security of virtual machines (VM). That's exactly what Kata Containers does.

October 11, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Virtualization

Here come the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux distros

Red Hat ups its security and developer game in its RHEL 8.7 and 9.1 betas.

October 3, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Enterprise Software

VMware looks to tap growing APAC need for multi-cloud management

Next phase of cloud development will revolve around multi-cloud management, and vendors such as VMware are hoping to offer tools designed to help businesses in Asia-Pacific cope with the complexities of managing these environments.

September 1, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Cloud

Microsoft Azure outage continues for some services relying on Ubuntu 'Bionic' release

Azure problems for some running Ubuntu VMs are continuing into a second day, as Microsoft continues to try to remediate the situation, which is affecting services like AKS and ACA.

August 31, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

VMware must assure APAC customers Broadcom acquisition won't repeat history

Combination of critical assets from VMware, Symantec, and CA Technologies can create a compelling choice for companies looking to manage their multi-cloud environments, but it remains to be seen if Broadcom can pull off its latest acquisition.

August 31, 2022 by Eileen Yu in Cloud

Microsoft's Arm-based Azure VMs are ready to roll

Microsoft is making VMs support Ampere Altra Arm processors generally available starting September 1.

August 29, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

Microsoft to enact new cloud outsourcing and hosting licensing changes which still don't address core customer concerns

Microsoft is adding a bunch of new cloud outsourcing and hosting options to its line-up as of October 1. But these changes won't do much to help users who want to run Microsoft software on AWS, Google or Alibaba clouds.

August 29, 2022 by Mary Jo Foley in Cloud

Canonical adds .NET to Ubuntu 22.04

Canonical is incorporating Microsoft's ASP.NET and .NET SDK into its latest Long Term Support version of Ubuntu.

August 16, 2022 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Cloud

Parallels Desktop 18, hands on: Now you can run Windows 11 on M1 as well as Intel Macs

Version 18 of Parallels' virtualisation software makes it easier to deploy Windows 11 on the latest Macs.

August 9, 2022 by Cliff Joseph in Virtualization

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