SearchDataCenter: Open Source Virtual Server Software a Likely Dark Horse

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 21, 2005

“When new hardware that supports virtualization technology comes
on the market next year, IT managers will have more to choose from
than popular software from VMware Inc. and Microsoft.

“Windows shops will likely be looking over the Xen 3.0
hypervisor and commercial products built on this release, such as
software from XenSource Inc., in Palo Alto, Calif. Xen is an open
source alternative for x86 computers that can execute multiple
virtual machines, each with its own operating system (OS), on a
physical system. The latest release, Xen 3.0, is expected out in
early November…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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