Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) ...

VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers by integrating vital OS components, such as a kernel; since as a type-1 hypervisor ...

A few months ago, when Broadcom purchased VMware, it made VMware Fusion, the second most popular Windows virtualization solution for Mac users, behind Parallels, free for personal use. With that move, ...

When we tried to turn on a virtual machine on VMware Workstation after closing it, we encountered an error that said the machine was already in use. Users have ...

Oracle VirtualBox, formerly Sun VirtualBox, is an open source virtualization platform that allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. If you are switching from VMware to ...

VMware Inc. today released a public beta for Fusion 2.0, virtualization software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows, Linux and other operating systems. Fusion 2.0 also adds support for multiple ...

It’s always fun to keep your eyes open for useful and interesting free tools that help make your job easier. Because these tools are free, you don’t have to beg for budget or write up a justification ...

Although not usually considered a player in utility or grid computing, VMware has quietly and steadily built up a leadership position in virtual machine technology--software that allows customers to ...

One aspect of VMware that they have often prided themselves on is this whole notion of virtual machine portability and interoperability. With so many different virtualization platforms to choose from, ...