I want to virtualize a small home file server. I plan to install ESXi 4 to either an SATA hard drive or to a USB drive. The remaining 3 1TB SATA hard drives would be used for file storage. I would ...

The latest generation of HP ProLiant G7 servers combines intuitive, integrated technologies and easy-to-use software with AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processors to help administrators optimize workloads, ...

I have a home server that is running a number of services, one of which is of course file serving. My RAID adapter is getting (very) long in the tooth, and doesn't support arrays over 2TB, which of ...

If there's one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it's virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease operational ...

Dramatic cost and agility benefits make server virtualization an essential part of any data center. Here's how to plan, deploy, and maintain a sound virtual infrastructure Few technologies have become ...

Server virtualization is supposed to save buckets of cash, largely from server reduction. After all, consolidating some 20 physical servers to three host servers means less hardware, power and cooling ...

In this article, we focus on server virtualization, which eliminates the conventional, one application per server model and allows businesses to run multiple, virtual servers on a single physical ...

If you want to convert a physical server to a Hyper-V VM, follow the steps mentioned in this guide. Do keep in mind that this physical server doesn’t have to be a server; it can be any computer, be it ...

Quantifying the benefits of moving to a virtualized server environment can be really easy, especially if you focus on hardware and software savings, early adopters say. For example, Tom Taylor, a ...

When organizations rely heavily on databases, virtualization, and analytics to anchor daily operations, picking a server ...

Practical X86-virtualization, as pioneered by VMware, has profoundly changed IT, in a way that no other technology advance has ever done before. Once perfected, the insertion of a thin virtualization ...

After diving headfirst into the home lab rabbit hole, I’ve tinkered with numerous virtualization platforms, hypervisors, and container-hosting utilities. However, I’m still a staunch member of the ...