Windows Server virtualization, previously codenamed Viridian, is a hypervisor-based technology that is a part of Windows Server “Longhorn”. It provides a scalable, secure and highly available virtualization platform. It is part of Microsoft’s ongoing effort to provide our customers and partners with the best operating system platform for virtualization.

Customers who invest the .vhd file format – the format used by Virtual Server, as well as a multitude of vendor licensees - will have a clear path forward to Windows Server virtualization. Customers can work with Microsoft’s partners who provide solutions to conveniently migrate from VMware to Windows Server virtualization.

Virtualization is a term that is often applied to a wide range of technologies. Essentially, virtualizing a technology decouples the software used in that realm from the hardware. In the area of server virtualization, this means that multiple server environments (Windows, Linux etc) can be housed on a single piece of physical hardware. In this way, two Linux servers and a Windows server running on three separate machines could be virtualized and run on a single blade server box.

Windows Server virtualization provides customers an ideal platform for key virtualization scenarios, such as production server consolidation, business continuity management, software test and development, and development of a dynamic data center. Windows Server virtualization provides key functionality which an ideal virtualization platform should provide - scalability, high performance, reliability, security, flexibility and manageability.

Some of the capabilities of Windows Server virtualization will include x64 host and guest support, ability to run guest machines in a multi-processor environment, dynamic resource management, and ability to move running virtual machines with minimal downtime.

Virtualization is the combination of multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a single storage unit. Storage virtualization is often used in SANs, and makes tasks such as archiving and backup and recovery easier and faster. Storage virtualization is usually implemented via software applications.

The advantages of a properly planned for and implemented virtualization project are great. They include: Server consolidation: The most often talked about benefit of virtualization. If applications running on separate computers do not utilize the computing resources of their computers, they can be consolidated onto a smaller number of servers using virtualization technology.

Generally, server virtualization solutions work by introducing a thin layer over the physical server. This layer partitions the physical server into separate areas that the virtual servers then run on. Computing resources from the underlying server are viewed as a pool of resources which can then be shared among the virtual machines sitting on top.

When using a domain name (for email, web hosting, and just parking a domain) it must reside on a host computer, called a Domain Name Server (DNS). Domain Name Servers are connected to the internet and use special software to translate domain names into the numerical addresses (Internet Protocol numbers) used by the Internet. When internet users enter your domain name into their browser bar, the Domain Name Server directs them to your web site.

Answer: Storage virtualization is not done at a protocol level: i.e. it is not dependent on SCSI, iSCSI or Fibre Channel. It is done at a disk block level. This means that a virtualization device, like the Data Transport Processor or FalconStor's IPStor, can access storage over Fibre Channel as well as iSCSI and regular SCSI and serve it to computers attached over any of those cables/protocols.

Many new web servers will preprocess a web page before relaying it onto the clients browser. By embedding scripts into these pages, the server can change the way the page is created before it is even sent to the user. This allows a wealth of systems to be created, from simple database queries to forums and e-commerce applications. There are several types of server scripting environments, the most popular being ASP/ASP.

If you do not already have your own equipment to Colocate, or simply wish to manage your costs - you can use one of TurnKey Internet's Dedicated Server Packages. Dedicated Servers are physical computers that are setup and maintained by TurnKey Internet in one of the TurnKey Data-Centers. You have your own physical computer, dedicated to your business - your own private hard drive, cpu, memory, and direct bandwidth connection to the Internet via the TurnKey next-generation fiber-optic network.

A forums server is a computer program that allows people to discuss things on-line. The concept is similar to a collection of bulletin boards; each forum is like a separate bulletin board, which can hold several discussions (also known as "threads" for Internet historical reasons.)Just like on a bulletin board, people can post messages for others to see, and others can post replies to those messages.

No. The VDirect tells the user's computer where your site is. After that, the connections are between the user and your server.