I'm getting a new system with Windows 10 Home. I occasionally need to run virtual machines on the system. Simple things like spinning up a web server for web development, or running CentOS instances ...

IT professionals who work with Hyper-V on a regular basis might feel lost in a VMware environment, but some key similarities between the two offerings can provide a welcome sense of familiarity. Even ...

The VMware Workstation product, used to host virtual machines on client devices, is getting support for Windows hypervisor, which will unlock the use of various Microsoft technologies that are ...

VMware is adding support for Microsoft's Hyper-V to its Workstation product, allowing it to tap other Microsoft technologies that depend on the Windows hypervisor. The news comes from a Monday VMworld ...

Michael Goldstein has made a career out of providing his small business customers with the biggest IT bang for their buck. Goldstein says Hyper-V, which comes lock, stock and barrel as part of ...

When it comes to Hyper-V and VMware storage, which is better: block- or file-based access? The rate of adoption of server virtualisation has accelerated over recent years, and virtual server workloads ...

Microsoft is shipping Hyper-V, which offers virtualization on the cheap, but VMware might still be the best option. With the release Thursday of Hyper-V as a free download to Windows Server 2008 users ...

VMware’s vSphere and Microsoft’s Hyper-V are the two leading platforms for server virtualization. Although they provide similar features and functionality, the way they manage storage for virtual ...

As the VMworld 2010 conference gets underway this week in San Francisco, players in the world of virtualization will be taking another read on the impact of upstart Microsoft on the incumbent VMware ...