Previously, Microsoft's policy only allowed customers to move applications beetween servers once every 90 days, and solution providers say this week's change will make it easier for them to adopt ...

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

As part of its ongoing plan to beef up its virtualization portfolio, Microsoft unveiled Monday it would acquire virtualization vendor Softricity, revealed a timeline for offering built-in hypervisor ...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich explains why serverless is the future of cloud computing. This year, Microsoft launched new serverless products.

Over the last few years, I've read and listened to numerous complaints from people about Microsoft not being fully invested in virtualization, that the software giant was simply sticking their big toe ...

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in ...

Virtualization is as critical a technology for Microsoft as its operating systems. But an awful lot of fiction circulates about virtualization and Microsoft’s role in the market, including Microsoft’s ...

AppZero Wednesday released a Windows version of its server application virtualization tools, handily beating Microsoft out the door with a technology designed to help users more easily move server ...

Weird OS: Microsoft regularly deprecates features in Windows, typically replacing them with improved alternatives or streamlining development. That's why its decision to drop a relatively new security ...

Desktops are diversifying. Long after we all collectively moved off of the traditional desk desktop (i.e the mostly wooden one, where you might still keep your coffee, spectacles and pens these days), ...

Microsoft Virtual Training Days offer free classes for everyone. Fundamentals classes for beginners cover foundational concepts, terms, and capabilities, while technical courses provide a journey to ...