Aimed at midsized and large organizations, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition ($999 direct) is Redmond's latest version of the virtual PC technology it acquired from Connectix in 2003.

1. Change registry key SqlCluster in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x\Setup\ from 1 to 0 2. Disable TCP/IP in Server Network Protocols and enabled Named Pipes from ...

In our Clear Choice Test, Virtual Server 2005 proved itself well worth the money because it lets you run multiple instances of Windows on the same machine. VMware (recently acquired by EMC) has long ...

Does server virtualization work for small-to-medium-sized companies? You bet. As you know, virtualization software allows you to run multiple virtual machines on the same physical host. Each virtual ...

One of the exciting features in Windows Server 2003 is the “virtual server.” This technology allows multiple operating systems (or multiple instances of one operating system) to run on a single ...

In the last installment of this article, we looked at building a basic development environment and took the first steps to learn about scripting for Virtual Server 2005 R2. We explored how to ...

Bad physical networking decisions. Unpatched systems. Too much access to virtual server management consoles. These and other problems can degrade the security of your virtual servers. If you're ready ...