What is a virtual server? A virtual server, also known as a virtual machine (VM), is a partitioned space inside a real server and is transparent to users, replicating the functionality of a dedicated ...

Desktop virtualization is the concept of isolating a logical operating system (OS) instance from the client used to access it. There are several different conceptual models of desktop virtualization, ...

In our recent research benchmark on data centers, Nemertes Research discovered many different approaches to server virtualization. Some companies are combining virtualization with blade servers in a ...

Employing server virtualization in the data center for improved efficiency and dynamic distribution and scaling of processing. See server virtualization. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All ...

Gartner says server virtualization faces its most significant disruption in more than a decade. Broadcom leads on vision, while Nutanix is highest on Gartner's execution axis. Licensing, hardware ...

A server in a cloud provider's data center that allows the customer full access to the OS. The virtual private server (VPS) may be shared with several customers. Contrast with virtual dedicated server ...