Tag: Virtualisation
Paul Frields on Fedora 12 and Beyond
Two months after the launch of Fedora 12, we spoke to Paul Frields, Fedora Project Leader at Red Hat, about how this release has been received by the community, and what is in store for the next. Though it started as a technical discussion on what Fedora 12 offers IT admins and developers, it graduated into a more serious conversation on the relationship between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and the distinction (if any) between commercial and community Linux.
Virtualisation and Open Source: What Makes It the Right Match?
Virtualisation continues to be a buzzword. The idea isn’t new in itself; IBM mainframes have always had to have a hypervisor. It’s in the news now because even simple desktops can now act as virtual machine hosts. A lot of possibilities have opened up as a result. Let’s take a brief tour of what virtualisation means, in its classic sense, and look at why open source virtualisation is going to win.
Sneak Into Your Thumb Drive from the Cloud
Let us explore cloud computing and learn how to set up the cloud that can virtualise your USB device.
Containing Linux Instances with OpenVZ
Understanding the OpenVZ way of virtualisation and getting started with it.
Building a Server from Scratch, Part 4: Pages Full of Data
In the Part 4 of "Building a Server from Scratch" series, we learn how to set up a Web and database server.
Building a Server from Scratch, Part 3: Virtualising the Server
In the Part 3 of "Building a Server from Scratch" series, we learn to set up VirtualBox on the main server and deploy each service on a separate virtual machine.
KVM: Virtualisation, the Linux Way
KVM, the Kernel Virtual Machine monitor, was announced in late 2006, and was merged in Linus’ tree in December the same year. It has very quickly gained wide acceptance and adoption for being the most promising and capable virtualisation strategy on Linux. Though a very young project, new features are being added at a very brisk pace thanks to the interest taken by several companies and developers across the globe.
Virtual Microsoft
Microsoft has been talking a lot about interoperability for a few years now. What is the company doing with respect to interoperability on the virtualisation front? The LFY Bureau caught up with Radhesh Balakrishnan, director of virtualisation, Microsoft, to understand what’s happening.
KVM on Fedora 10: Virtualisation Out-of-the-Box
Fedora 10 neither offers the geeky Xen, nor the easy-to-use VirtualBox, and yet it’s a virtualisation powerhouse. Huh? Did I miss something?
