Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

A large number of VMware users who have opted for an open-source alternative may be operating on outdated software. A report from RunZero claimed VMware users disgruntled with Broadcom's cloud push ...

XenSource, the company charged with commercializing the open source Xen virtualization technology, this week announced XenOptimizer, its first software that allows users to create virtual machines ...

For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an open source alternative. Or something like that. There are potential downsides to ...

Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users. Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.