The concept of virtualization originated on the IBM mainframes of the late 1960s, where a single computer could execute multiple different guest operating systems at the same time. The virtualization ...

Listed below are the benefits and examples of Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors and how to choose the best solution for you. For speed and efficiency, the Type 1 hypervisors (also known as bare-metal ...

Pros and cons of using a hypervisor. Pros and cons of multicore frameworks. Today’s multicore system-on-chip (SoC) hardware offers the promise of being able to pack more into your embedded project ...

Hypervisor and software virtualization is seen as a cure for the common IT problem of supporting multiple operating systems (OSs) and their applications running across the same hardware environments.

Organizations have spent years hardening endpoints, identities and cloud applications, yet the core platform that runs their virtual infrastructure often receives far less scrutiny. Hypervisors remain ...

Desktop virtualization is hot -- ask any IT pundit. But it can also be confusing, because the market contains a variety of server- and client-based technologies for creating virtual desktops. Virtual ...

Xen.org, the developer of the open source Xen project, on Wednesday announced the release of the Xen 3.3 hypervisor engine. The product is the result of a distributed development effort by senior ...

Most shops already use products from different providers, survey says Jeff Allison’s company is considering desktop virtualization, and that task will most likely fall on his shoulders. In Allison’s ...