If we want to convert a Physical Machine to a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox, we need first to change the physical hard drive to a virtual one using a free utility called Disk2vhd. Then, since ...

With an increased emphasis on data security regulations, many businesses are turning to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). In environments where standardization and consistency are important – like ...

VMware will release in July a new version of its Horizon VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) software that will allow administrators to manage VDI and non-VDI deployments in a unified manner, by ...

Besides containers, virtual machines lie at the center of every home lab. But unlike their containerized counterparts, VMs offer superior isolation and virtualization provisions, making them better ...

In the early days of VDI, each user had a dedicated virtual machine (VM) associated with them. This was wholly inefficient from a management and resource perspective. From the management point of view ...

So in Part 1 of 2 of this article on VDI titled “Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (Part 1 of 2)” where I covered the Understanding Where VDI Fits in the Enterprise I gave a background ...

Accessing a Virtual Machine (VM) remotely is a fundamental skill for developers, system administrators, and IT professionals. It allows you to manage servers, deploy applications, and perform ...

This year’s coronavirus-driven shift to remote work has renewed interest in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and its cloud offshoot, Desktop-as-a-Service. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift to ...

Recently, I've heard many security officers talking about using virtual machines as a way to increase security. If your developers need local administrator rights and privileges and they can't have ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Virtual machines were the cock of the walk fifteen years ago, but they have fallen out of favor ...