What is a Virtual Server?

Using virtual machines (VM) and virtual servers is no new task. We have been working with the concept of providing time-sharing solutions since the late 1960s and early 1970s. This was because the cost of using mainframe computers was extortionate and logically it made more economical sense to utilize time sharing. With the release of […] Continue reading What is a Virtual Server?

VMware Embraces Kubernetes for App Modernization


Like many businesses today, VMware has embraced Kubernetes as a path forward to rearchitect modern apps and extend infrastructure and app management across the data center, edge and cloud.

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VMworld 2019 Day 2 – VMware Demos Project Pacific, Tanzu Missional Control and More


VMware CTO Ray O’Farrell led off the VMworld 2018 day 2 keynote with a series of demos illustrating how a fictional Tanzu Tees company could answer today’s development and IT challenges using VMware’s technology.

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Leveraging Virtualization for Improved Availability and Disaster Recovery


While there’s no doubt that the use of the cloud and containers are rapidly growing, the reality is that server virtualization is and will remain the core technology for running the vast majority of enterprise applications in the foreseeable future.

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EUC and VMware Cloud on AWS Announcements from VMworld Europe 2018


At this year’s VMworld Europe 2018 in Barcelona VMware made a number of announcements about the new enhancements to their End User Computing and VMware Cloud on AWS solutions. To get more detailed information on these announcements I spoke with Renu Upadhyay, Sr. Director, Product Marketing for End-User Computing at VMware and Ivan Oprencak, Director […]

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VMworld 2018 Executive Wrap-up: WorkSpace One, vSphere, Cloud Management

WorkSpace One, vSphere, Cloud Management are the hot buzzwords leaving VMworld and Mike breaks down the latest on these products following the conference in Las Vegas.

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VMworld 2018 Day 2 – Digital Transformation Stories and a Guest Appearance by Malala Yousafzai

he VMworld 2018 Day 2 keynote took a different turn than the previous day but was still packed with updates and announcements.

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