Targeting enterprises that want to consolidate servers, the combination of ESX Server 2 and the Virtual SMP add-on lets IT get more bang for their server hardware buck, said Mike Mullany, senior ...

One of the major advantages of virtualization is the ability to dynamically add CPU and RAM to running virtual machines. Have a box that gets a sudden spike? Add more RAM on the fly and let it go.

Extra processing power also lets users multitask more effectively. For example, one core could be used for surfing the Web, while the second core is handling an anti-virus scan. (Processor affinity ...

2005 was a training year for the x86 virtualization race just around the corner, or rather, the quarter. At present, virtualization is primarily associated with carving one physical computer into ...

AMD's virtualization extensions I think are pretty much on all their CPUs. The Zen+ (2xxx) CPUs right are getting bigger discounts as Zen2 is coming up on release in a few months. So a good time to ...

In the area of cloud computing, i.e. on-demand access to IT resources via the internet, so-called trusted execution environments (TEEs) play a major role. They are designed to ensure that the data on ...

VaST Systems Technology is now offering a virtual processor model of a 2.0-MIPS/MHz embedded core for automotive powertrain and digital-audio applications. The VaST SH2AVPM is cycle-accurate model of ...

Software vulnerabilities come and go, but vulnerabilities found in hardware are significantly harder to deal with and lead to more problems, such as with Hertzbleed and that family of security issues ...