When I started using VMware Workstation, I took the name of the tool literally and installed it on my...
P2V for VMware: migrate physical to virtual – tools, expierences, articles

Some weeks ago I wrote about P2V migration for VMware, discussing six different ways to do the job. The...
VMware Server final is out

VMware Server 1.0 is now ready for download. I've been waiting for this already for a while. Check out...
P2V for VMware: six ways to convert physical to virtual

Update: Please read this review about VMware's free P2V solution, VMware Converter 3.0 and check out my first impressions...
Platespin PowerConvert: convert virtual machine formats

I just read an interesting article (only available in print) about PowerConvert from Platespin in a German magazine, Windows...
VMware Server RC1 is out

VMWare Server RC1 is now available for download. It seems that the release date of VMWare Server is getting...
VMware Server Beta 3 is out

I just got an email from VMware. In addition to bug fixes VMware Server Beta 3 has these new...
VMware’s President is blogging!

VMware already has a couple of prominent bloggers. Now, Diane Greene, the VMware's president has a blog, too. Her...
VMware Virtual Machine Importer 2.0 Beta ready for download

VMware Virtual Machine Importer allows you to import virtual machines from Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server. The 2.0...
Review of Parallels VM Compactor 1.0: Shrink virtual machines

Last week, Parallels released VM Compactor 1.0 beta. They claim that the software can compact the size of a...
Remote control of VMware Workstation using RDP

My VMware test environment runs on a host which I remotely control using RDP. I always found it strange...
Virtual Server 2005 vs. VMware Server: Remote Control

Yesterday, I was quite surprised how bad the remote control performance of VMware Server beta 2 is. It was...
Review: VMware Server Beta

I am currently evaluating VMware Server and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, in order to decide which of the two...
Microsoft Virtual Server will be for free

I have read this today on a German news service, heise.de. They say that Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2...
VMware announces Open Virtual Machine Disk Format

I just stumbled upon a press release from VMware. The so-called Open Virtual Machine Disk format is "openly available,...
Expanding a virtual VMware disk

Update: There is a much easier way now to resize a virtual disk: Expand a virtual VMware disk with...