Microsoft has made substantial changes to its virtualization licensing program, changes that will lower the cost of using virtualization for many customers.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    To combat the pain of PerfMon, there are a number of tools that help.
                    
			            - By Greg  Shields
- 08/15/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An interview with VMware's senior director of desktop platforms and solutions.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software. 
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- 08/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Skytap’s Virtual Lab service lets developers subscribe to virtual machines 
          (VMs) and provides a VM image library and a virtual lab-management app.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 08/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New director of product management talks up database and hints at future technologies.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 07/16/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Diane Greene's precipitous and unexpected departure from VMware yesterday may have resulted from an ongoing rift between Greene and executives at parent company EMC, according to analysts.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's first major push into the virtualization space officially kicks off today, as Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing (RTM). 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Novell announced last Wednesday that it has joined Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program. 
                    
			            - By Chris  Riedel
- 06/16/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT pros wanting to try out the latest Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization  technology can now get the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version via Windows  Update.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Through acquisitions and homegrown tools, the company has amassed a dizzying array of offerings.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unmanaged virtual machines have become an increasing threat to many organizations. Is your infrastructure safe?
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM virtual tools range from desktops to servers -- with a mainframe twist on the side.