Amy Newman

Managing server loads is a complex endeavor in any environment, and even more so when virtualization and cloud computing comes into play. There are, of

It may not be glossy or nearly as exciting as server virtualization, but storage and a strategy to deal with it is vital to any enterprise. Storage,

The exhibitors have packed up, the attendees have returned home; VMworld 2008 has come to a close. But is the party really over? VMware laid out some very

Virtualizing your environment is more than simply taking a bunch of old servers (possibly laying around since the last Boom in the 1990s), and

True confession: I have a terrible track record when it comes to computers. Laptops, in particular, don't tend to last very long with me. Compounding that

It's trade show season. This week is Demo and TechCrunch. Next week, "Virtually Anything Is Possible" for VMware. Virtually anything is indeed possible

Ah, surveys. Vendor-sponsored surveys, in particular, are often clouded by an agenda that waves a virtual "Caution Flag" over the results. But it's summer

Power-savings is a big driver when it comes to getting enterprises to virtualize. But what happens after you go virtual? How do you know your servers

It's not difficult to be nostalgic for LinuxWorld's of yore. The show was once home to myriad announcements and filled with movers and shakers. For East

My husband works in the finance department of a large U.K.-based bank. Like most finance professionals, his eyes glaze over when back-end tech specs enter

It's always good to have data to back up a hunch: A recent IDC survey of 650 European companies taken between January and March of this year reported that

Get the champagne out of the cooler, rev up the servers, Hyper-V has arrived. If you didn't break out in jubilation from the news, take heart. The general