Virtual Server 2005, which confusingly, is intended to run on top of Windows Server 2003 as its “host” operating system, is the logical follow-on to Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2004. Both Virtual Server ...

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 ...

Microsoft this week started beta testing its Virtual Server, a program that enables a single server to run multiple operating systems. The software was in development when Microsoft acquired it--along ...

Virtual Server 2005 creates virtual machines on top of the Windows 2003 Server operating system, instead of at the hardware level like many of its competitors. Hardware-level virtualization ensures ...

The consumer preview of Windows 8 wasn't the only operating system code Microsoft dropped today. The company also released the Windows Server "8" beta, a work-in-progress version of the next ...

Servers consolidated onto a physical server as virtual machines still need similar amounts compute, and storage resources. Therefore, it is essential to get the server sizing right for virtualization.

The delayed program should see a final release midyear. Although the software will be able to run Linux, Microsoft says it will "optimize the experience for Windows." During her years at CNET News, ...