*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

Previously, Microsoft's policy only allowed customers to move applications beetween servers once every 90 days, and solution providers say this week's change will make it easier for them to adopt ...

As part of its ongoing plan to beef up its virtualization portfolio, Microsoft unveiled Monday it would acquire virtualization vendor Softricity, revealed a timeline for offering built-in hypervisor ...

Microsoft eliminates a licensing restriction that hampered mobility of virtual servers. Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that it will eliminate a licensing restriction that prevented customers from moving ...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich explains why serverless is the future of cloud computing. This year, Microsoft launched new serverless products.

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in ...

Have you heard? Thin is “in” again. From VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to SVS (Software Virtualization Service), the ghosts of thin client computing are being ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to its Virtual Server plans, announcing it will shift its next update of the software from a maintenance release to a paid upgrade. The Redmond, ...