The Ubuntu version of Linux is getting more virtualization-friendly, but in a different way than its top rivals. "Both have landed very nicely in this release," said Canonical Chief Executive Mark ...

Virtualization has become a cornerstone of modern computing, offering a myriad of benefits from cost savings to improved efficiency and scalability. Among the myriad of options available for server ...

Installing Ubuntu 16.04 as a virtual machine (VM) on ESXi is a relatively simple process, provided you know how to work around some of the "gothcas" that can complicate the process. In this article, I ...

Linux, of course, has long had hypervisors such as its built-in KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) and Xen but containers take a different approach to virtualization. In traditional hypervisors, the entire ...

The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...