This article covers our experience with the Linux Virtual Server (LVS), a software package that provides traffic distribution on top of Linux. We will explain the architecture, operation and ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

The first release of VMware Workstation in 1999 marked the birth of simple system virtualization on the x86 architecture. In the years since, VMware has matured, adding significantly to its product ...

Linux is working its way into datacenters and has great penetration as a Web server. The allure of the open-source OS is clear: Administrators can take a very inexpensive distribution, add assorted ...

More and more networking pros need to familiarize themselves with Linux because the operating system underpins so many enterprise tools and platforms including software-defined networking and SD-WANs, ...