Hardware virtualization, which is also known as server virtualization, allows hardware resources to be utilized more efficiently and for one machine to simultaneously run different operating systems.

For bare metal virtualization, that client can install a bare metal hypervisor directly onto the hardware of that server to enable virtualization technology including virtual applications, multiple virtual machines, …

A hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine monitor or VMM, is software that creates and runs virtual machines (VMs). A hypervisor allows one host computer to support multiple guest VMs by virtually …

The Windows Server 2025 documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions …

Nov 16, 2024 · These versions have been tested and validated to provide a stable, high-performance platform for running Windows Server 2025 as a guest operating system on virtual machines.

Jul 14, 2020 · This blog post is part one of two. In this first installment, I’ll cover the basics of licensing SQL Server on VMware vSphere as well as per-VM licensing.

In 1999, VMware released the first version of VMware Workstation. It ran on, and virtualized, 32‐bit x86 CPUs. Soon after, VMware shipped the ESX Server product. In contrast to Workstation, which …

Many organizations are forced to run their Exchange Server in online mode for several reasons, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), security and governance (cannot use OSTs), workflow …

A virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) as implemented in VMware vSphere is a virtual version of a physical TPM 2.0 chip, implemented using VM Encryption. It offers the same functionality as a …

This means applications are deployed on virtual machines (VMs) by default rather than on physical servers, and SQL Server is the most virtualized critical application in the past few years.