May 17, 2010
This post is the third in a series on virtualization: Introduction, Platform (Servers and PCs), Desktop, Application, and Cloud
A special case of platform virtualization is the ability to run a server or desktop operating system in a virtual environment on a PC or Mac. Running Windows on a Mac via Parallels is a key example and represents one of the common uses of this. This article describes other uses and gives an overview of top vendors’ offerings.
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February 17, 2009
About a week ago, Microsoft announced the SKU (editions/versions) list for Windows 7. There will be six SKUs of Windows 7. It sounds complex and probably will be perceived that way in general but they claim to be focused on marketing two middle SKUs (“Home Premium” and “Professional”) with the remaining four SKUs directed at [...]
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Software by Jeff Vilimek
January 27, 2009
Windows 7 looks excellent. I loaded it up a few days ago on my primary laptop and don’t expect to roll back any time soon. I may be back on Vista when the August beta expiration rolls around, but from what I’ve seen so far, I’ll be on Windows 7 until then. Here are my [...]
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