Need tools for comparing virtual machine performance across different platforms, but no money in your IT budget? Here are a few suggestions. Chris: For my benchmarking, I have to use free tools like ...

In part one of this series, we looked at selecting an enterprise virtualization platform, and at some of the benefits gained. In part two we looked at some of the challenges involved in selecting ...

When it comes to making virtual server farms easier to manage, the SAN is the great enabler. But when it comes to maximizing virtual server performance, the SAN is the great bottleneck. A single host ...

Virtugo’s virtualSuite offers integrated performance monitoring and VM optimization tools. Its cost depends on which tools you drop into your box. Virtugo Software‘s virtualSuite offers integrated ...

Ever found yourself juggling multiple virtual machine (VM) hosts, only to be bogged down by scattered storage, sluggish migrations, or the constant fear of data loss? Managing VM storage can feel like ...

When you think of home lab projects, you’d probably imagine self-hosting FOSS tools, distro-hopping with VMs, or training DevOps skills. But thanks to Proxmox’s formidable virtualization prowess, ...

VMware's VSAN 1.0 combines easy setup and management with high availability and high performance -- and freedom from traditional storage systems Convergence of compute and storage is all the rage in ...