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Oracle VM and other virtualization technologies

• 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

• Top 10 hypervisors: Choosing the best hypervisor technology

  To find the best hypervisor technology, first decide whether you want a hosted or bare-metal virtualization hypervisor. Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• Inside Oracle VM virtualization

  This section of our guide on open source virtualization software, we delve into Oracle VM virtualization architecture.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

• 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

• 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