So we are going to here focus on Processor Virtualization, a set of technical concepts which underlie at least part of the cloud. Do you really have a choice to not understand this? As I read in a ...

In the first part in this series, we talked about the nature of processor virtualization on different systems and how this affects the underlying capacity and performance of compute in cloud ...

System virtualization rescinds operating systems’ right to own, or refusal to share, property — hardware resources including memory, CPU cycles, allocated units of storage, I/O ports, and even ...

A term that I've been hearing more frequently in the past few months is "desktop virtualization." What does that mean anyway?

As of the date of publication, Xeon processors have up to 10 cores; the design accommodates multiple CPU chips on the same motherboard. Xeon processors have virtualization technology to improve ...

With classical virtualization, the processor traps instructions that might accidentally clue the OS in to the fact that there's something odd and unexpected going on behind its back.

An exploit of the Intel processor flaw would allow privileged memory to be observed, which would significantly impact performance.

The widespread Windows 7 RC release has meant many users attention turned to the OS' recently-announced Windows XP Mode, only to discover what Microsoft had… ...

Michael Maxey, senior analyst at Progressive Strategies, offers a checklist of questions to ask your company and vendors before investing in storage virtualization.