Stop risking your PC. Use Windows 11's built-in virtualization tools to test virtually anything safely in a fully isolated ...

As more and more IT environments become virtualized, new ways to take advantage of those environments are being offered. These include new ways to build virtual desk infrastructures, perform storage ...

Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...

If you’ve been working with computers for a while, the acronym “DMTF” should be a familiar one to you. But if you still think of it as “Desktop Management Task Force,” then you probably aren’t aware ...

RSA and VMware have released five best practices for locking down virtual environments and meeting compliance requirements. The steps comprise platform-hardening, configuration and change management, ...

I vividly recall the first time I experimented with a VMware virtual machine; it was indeed one of the most fascinating concepts I had ever encountered. I marveled at the idea of having a machine ...

In an age where malware runs rampant and online privacy is hard to achieve, it’s a good idea to set up multiple levels of security on your daily driver. Although Windows is far from secure, certain ...

In our last entry we discussed the value of virtual appliances and how they might be a better option for the data center than stand alone appliances are today. If you agree that there is value in ...

As remote work continues to shape the modern business landscape, companies need to adapt. Many are being forced, maybe for the first time, to cultivate a company culture that exists either entirely or ...

Our data center is heavily virtualized with ~50 VMs per ESX host with ~20 ESX boxes configured the same way. Most of these VM's share a single vSwitch for network traffic which is connected to the LAN ...