XenServer 9: Now from Citrix again – and not just for desktops

Citrix introduces XenServer 9 as a preview. The new major version updates the hypervisor and aligns it for all workload types ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference in Security Between Virtual Machines and Containers?

Comparison of security postures for containers and different types of hypervisors. Key measures of software security. Security certifications for virtualization solutions. How to improve the security ...
CNET

Wind River brings a hypervisor to embedded systems

We most associate hypervisors and virtualization with servers from their beginnings as tools for development and testing, through their widespread adoption as a means to reduce the number of physical ...
Tidbits

Emulation, Virtualization, and Rosetta 2: A Blend of Old, New, and Yet To Come

Over the decades, Apple has managed several successful processor and operating system migrations with a combination of emulation and virtualization. Emulation lets a computer run code intended for a ...
Network World

VirtualBox 3.0: An easy way to mix and match operating systems

Sun’s VirtualBox lets you install multiple operating systems, offering greater speed and ease of use than its competitors. Whether you prefer Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, you can probably get almost ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Unikernels and Operating Systems?

Virtualization technology, whereby multiple operating systems can be run on shared hardware, is extremely well understood if somewhat inefficient in its use of resources. Just a few decades ago, ...
PC World

Dual boot vs. Virtualization: Which is best for running multiple operating systems?

Do you primarily use Windows 11 but want to have a quick look at a Linux distribution like Linux Mint? Well, booting from a live DVD or USB stick is a convenient solution. The advantage of this is ...
PC World

64-bit Operating Systems, Virtualization Software Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks on Intel CPUs

Some 64-bit operating systems and virtualization software programs are vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks when running on Intel processors (CPUs), the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness ...