Q: What exactly is a virtual machine and what is it used for? A: Generally speaking, your computer is made up of hardware, an operating system and programs. Most of us own a computer that runs on ...

Virtualization is something that has been around for quite a long time. It has been a staple of the mainframe world for well over 30 years. It has been part of the midrange systems world for over 20 ...

Anyone who frequently installs and uninstalls new software, tests beta versions of programs, or tinkers with the registry in Windows, often reaches the point where they have to completely re-install ...

In VMWare VSphere, the Virtual Machine disks Consolidation Needed status is displayed in the Summary section if leftover virtual disk files or snapshots are not merged with the base virtual disk file ...

Capable of running entire operating systems in isolated environments, virtual machines have a lot of utility for tinkerers. If you’re a fan of distro-hopping, you can spin up VMs to try out some fun ...

Running macOS on Windows is very much possible. PC aficionados may have already guessed it, but if you’re still wondering, we’re talking about running macOS on Windows using virtual machines. As the ...

Intense competition and high rewards for innovation make the financial services industry one of the biggest and most aggressive adopters of new technology; so it’s no surprise that financials have ...

Virtual machines are just as vulnerable as their physical counterparts. So Altor Networks has created the virtual firewall to address these challenges. Altor Networks is a Redwood City, Calif. based ...

Cyber criminals are increasingly using virtual machines to compromise networks with ransomware. By using virtual machines as part of the process, ransomware attackers are able to conduct their ...