Data Center

VMware Bug Shuts Down ESX 3.5 Users

License-tracking error keeps new VMs from launching and running VMs from migrating to new hosts. VMware promises a fix in 36 hours; workaround is to lie to your server about the date.

The Politics of Root Access

Virtualization Power Savings: Virtual Iron Debuts New Twist

LivePower feature designed to save electricity by consolidating VMs onto a few servers and automatically powering down the rest.

VMware and SSL Settings: How to Stay Safe

VMware's user guides say it ships with SSL turned on by default; it isn't. But using SSL correctly means understanding more than toggle settings.

Virtualization How-To: Five Steps to Safer Virtual Servers

Virtualization security guru Chris Whitener of Hewlett-Packard shares his field-tested advice on how to secure virtual servers. Consider these five tips as you evaluate your enterprise's virtualization security. n

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Dell Gets Caught in Cloud Computing Storm

VMware Hesitates at a Turning Point

After building a market for the technology that's done more than anything recently to remake IT, VMware faces the need to change radically, or be swamped by rivals.

VMware Remains Only Holdout on Multi-vendor Virtual Server Management

The market for heterogeneous virtualization management is heating up, experts say. How's VMware going to play it?

Ubuntu Goes Enterprise

Canonical announced plans to offer a software stack that includes several enterprise-ready open-source applications.