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A real guide to virtualisation: Special report

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Published: 18 Sep 2009 17:54 BST

A real guide to virtualisation: Special report

As virtualisation matures into a mainstream technology, there has never been a better time to uncover how it is really working.

Find out what's happening with the latest information on the practicalities of virtualisation, how it is fitting into the realities of today's IT, what it means for software licensing, and what's happening with the cloud and mobile working.

Virtualisation is here to stay: make sure you're up to date with the pluses and minuses of this rule-changing technology.

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Smaller outsourcers turning to cloud, virtualisation

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Can tech giants talk you out of your datacentre?

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Will virtualisation bend or break licensing rules?

Implementing virtualisation without studying your licences call lead to some unpleasant surprises, says Stewart Buchanan [26 Jun 2009]

Bare metal hypervisors: a group test

Over the past few years, virtualisation has become a viable option to thin down datacentres in terms of physical size, heat output and cost. Here we examine three leading hypervisors. [01 Jun 2009]

Server consolidation: a tech guide

Many modern datacentres are so full of equipment that it's impossible to add anything new without first making space for it. One way to free up valuable real estate is by consolidating existing servers into virtual machines or blade systems. [07 May 2009]