As VMWorld begins, ISVs are lining up to steal some of the spotlight to launch new applications and appliances for the mega huge VMware installed base. Virsto opted to launch its latest offering – a ...

In a recent discussion, the topic of Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors came up. To some, this is an arbitrary distinction that doesn't matter much as there's already an inherent understanding of what the ...

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Ransomware groups are targeting hypervisors to maximize impact, allowing a single breach to encrypt dozens of virtual ...

The bare-metal hypervisor, also known as a Type 1 hypervisor, is desktop virtualization software that is installed directly onto the PC’s hardware. But the technology is in its infancy — even big ...

Recently, one of my customers was trying to decide whether or not to use type-1 or type-2 client hypervisor. For those of that are not familiar with the technology, type-1 is a bare-metal install. You ...

Different agencies have different hypervisor needs as they work to manage IT resources more efficiently by using virtual representations of physical machines such as storage, networks and services.

The good folks at XenSource announced Xen™ 3.1 today. This release is a wonderful demontration of a community effort. The list of contributors to Xen 3.1 include XenSource itself, Intel, IBM, Novell, ...

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 ...