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Oracle VM and other virtualization technologies
Compare the top 5 bare-metal hypervisors
Hypervisors such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Hypervisor, RHV and Oracle VM Server for x86 provide value to enterprise-level data centers in different ways. Continue Reading
VMware alternatives offer users opportunity to change
VMware isn't the right fit for everyone, so what's the next step? There are options, like cloud, if you want to move away from VMware. Continue Reading
Q&A: Cross-platform virtualization management
More data centers are running multiple virtualization platforms, but with this approach, virtualization management can get complicated. Continue Reading
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Oracle virtualization 101: Installing Oracle VM Server and Manager
Hop in and take a test drive with Oracle VM. The Oracle virtualization platform is easy to install, but it involves three different components. Continue Reading
Creating virtual machines with Oracle VM VirtualBox 4
In Oracle VM VirtualBox 4, creating virtual machines is simple, and you have several options for hardware settings, memory and virtual NICs. Continue Reading
Oracle VM VirtualBox 4: An overview
It’s easy to overlook Oracle VM VirtualBox, with all the other hosted virtualization products out there. But your small environment can take advantage of many VirtualBox features.Continue Reading
Application support policies hinder virtualization
Some software vendors have restrictive application support policies to keep customers from virtualizing on competitors' platforms -- not because the technology won't work.Continue Reading
Open source virtualization software: Cost considerations
Enterprise-ready open source virtualization software comes with a cost. With this breakdown, you can determine the most complete option for your environment at the best price.Continue Reading
Open source server virtualization software guide
Open source server virtualization software comes in several variations. This introductory guide outlines the major open source virtualization software and their architecture, from Red Hat KVM, to Oracle VM.Continue Reading
How should you choose an open source virtualization technology?
Here we review key considerations in choosing an open source virtualization technology and how various Linux virtualization architectures stack up.Continue Reading
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Linux virtualization with Novell's SLES
Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server offers its own flavor of Linux virtualization. In this section of our open source virtualization software guide, we explore SLES virtualization.Continue Reading
Inside Oracle VM virtualization
This section of our guide on open source virtualization software, we delve into Oracle VM virtualization architecture.Continue Reading
Virtual desktop infrastructure with Sun Ray 2 devices
The Sun Ray 2 series of physical client devices allows you to manage bandwidth, support multimedia and gives you options for peripheral connectivity in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) at a competitive price. An expert looks at the ...Continue Reading
Virtuozzo creates containers with OS virtualization
Unlike a hypervisor-based virtualization platform, Virtuozzo's virtualization layer sits on top of a base operating system running as a virtualization application. This tip explains how virtual machines, or containers, differ between OS and ...Continue Reading
Installing KVM virtual machines
Creating Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machines is easy. This tip outlines the simple steps to virtualizing the Linux way and shows how to install Windows and Ubuntu as guest OSes.Continue Reading