Microsoft will release Windows 2008 Server as the direct successor to Windows 2003 Server in the spring of next year. The newВ server OS, code named Longhorn, shares the same kernel with Windows Vista and incorporates many additions compared to its predecessor. When using the completely revamped server-management console, configuration and administration of the new server become ...

Multi-system virtual server and management environments can be quite complex to install. It appears that the folks over at Virtual Iron have come up with an interesting way to make deployment of managed, Xen-based virtual server environments quite a bit easier. The company is making preconfigured solutions based upon select HP and IBM servers available ...

This week's gathering of storage experts in Dallas at Storage Networking World is sure to bring out the very latest in virtualization, capacity management and other top trends affecting the field. And just about all of the new tools on display will focus on the one overriding issue that dogs the data center: storage utilization. The ...