More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals. Getting real about virtualization Stephen Shankland worked ...

VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

In this post, we compare VMware, VirtualBox and Hyper-V to determine which hypervisor best meets your production or infra needs. Virtualization has become an indispensable part of modern computing.

VMware CEO Paul Maritz said the company has considered open sourcing its hypervisor and supporting virtualization tools made by competitors, but didn’t give any indication about if or when those ...

Nimbula is hoping to better serve enterprises with version 2.0 of its operating system, which adds compatibility with VMware’s hypervisor and other new features. Nimbula Director 2.0, like its ...