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  • Spotlight on VMware

    Enterprise IT managers have come to expect much from VMware, not the least of which is high quality with prices to match. But a wave of new competitors and innovations threaten the server virtualization leader's market dominance.  Special Report

  • VMware hits powerful headwinds in effort to diversify

    VMware made its name in server virtualization, but diversifying is tricky, as the company joins an endless parade of smart, deep-pocketed challengers with their own designs on data center dominance.  Special Report

  • Converged infrastructure not a good fit for everyone

    More and more vendors are offering preconfigured virtualization hardware and software bundles, but these converged infrastructure products only address certain customers' needs.  Advisory Board

  • May VMforce be with you, admins?

    VMforce, the new Platform as a Service from VMware and Salesforce.com, targets the developer community. But will it affect how admins do their jobs? Our Advisory Board chimes in.  Advisory Board

  • VMware security: Protecting a VMware environment

    There are several ways to improve VMware security to protect a VMware environment from hackers and exploits. In this section, we show you how.  Resource Guide

  • Microsoft and VMware study guide

    Think you know Microsoft and VMware? Test your knowledge with this short quiz and get more resources on these market-leading virtualization platforms.  Study Guide

  • Virtual server migration guide

    Server virtualization brings a variety of benefits to a data center, but perhaps the most significant is the ability to move virtual machines and their workloads across hosts in an infrastructure. This guide on virtual server migration covers the bas...  Guide

  • VMware IT infrastructure strategy strengthened by Zimbra

    Zimbra will be a key part of the VMware infrastructure and help IT infrastructure strategy planners, Server Virtualization Advisory Board member Rick Vanover argues.  Advisory Board

  • What does VMware really do?

    With Zimbra, VMware is moving away from virtualization and sending mixed messages about the kind of company it is, Server Virtualization Advisory Board member Greg Shields says.  Advisory Board

  • VMware-Zimbra acquisition: Our advisory board weighs in

    The VMware-Zimbra acquisition is a big part of VMware's expansion beyond the virtualization market. But is it a good strategic move?  Advisory Board

  • See More: Essential Knowledge on VMware virtualization

  • VMware memory overcommit

    Memory overcommit is the memory allocation feature for Vmware.  Definition

  • virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

    Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server... (Continued)  Word

About VMware virtualization

As the market leader in server virtualization, VMware offers clear advantages over less costly or well-established virtualization technologies. It also features a management suite of products for virtualized infrastructure and private cloud computing that may continue to dominate the server virtualization marketplace until its rivals catch up on management capabilities. This section offers news, research and tutorials on using VMware virtualization (including ESX, ESXi, vSphere), compares VMware with Microsoft's Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer, evaluates VMware's management tools against its competitors and explores the various benefits and disadvantages of VMware virtualization, from cost to licensing to management hurdles to interoperability, and also provides in-depth discussion on deploying and using VMware's suite of management tools (VMware VMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler) and more.