Computing power has been transformed by server virtualization and the cloud model. The next step is to extend that to network virtualization (NV). In our recent “2015 Special Report: Network ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. Thanks to on-going increases in processor performance, the number of Virtual Machines per server blade is ...

Virtualization is industry standard in modern IT. IT administrators should be aware of its challenges, such as unresponsive VMs, VM network latency, monster VMs, resource contention and zombie VMs, to ...

IP contact centers can benefit from virtualization as much as any other technology, but because of the real-time nature and need for reliability, deploying virtual machines in this environment ...

Network World IT Roadmap speakers tackle virtualization’s benefits, challenges. Virtualization is making data centers more flexible and efficient, but the technology is also raising new challenges, IT ...

Virtual network functions (VNFs) are virtualized tasks formerly carried out by proprietary, dedicated hardware. VNFs move individual network and network security functions out of dedicated hardware ...

NEW YORK — Virtualization and cloud computing will help companies accomplish more by breaking the physical bonds of an IT infrastructure and its users, executives from Cisco and Novell proclaimed this ...

The sprawl of management consoles, the proliferation of data they provide and the rising use of virtualization are adding challenges to corporations looking to more effectively manage mixed Linux, ...

Telecom and internet service providers have turned to faster networking technology—whether it be 5G, DOCSIS 4.0 or fiber-optic cables—to boost sales and profitability. But even with these new network ...