Many data centers rely on virtual machines (VMs). In some cases, those VMs are powered by the popular and free VirtualBox. VirtualBox admins enjoy a lot of flexibility, but what about performance?

VirtualBox is totally free and open-source software to create Virtual Machines that have become people’s favorite for the same reason. To make it easier to work with VirtualBox, there are various ...

If you need to run Windows inside OS X, you have three options: VirtualBox, VMware, and Parallels. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses, and different use cases where one’s better than another.

VMware Workstation 11 has the edge in performance and polish, while VirtualBox 2.3.20 leads in platform support and price. Few technologies have had a greater impact on business efficiency and IT ...

I created the OfficeBench test script back in 1999/2000 while my company, Competitive Systems Analysis (CSA), was under contract to Intel’s Desktop Architecture Labs (DAL). CSA was responsible for a ...

Oracle has taken the wraps off Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0, the latest release of the free and open source, cross-platform virtualization software. Now generally available, Oracle VM VirtualBox runs on ...

With all the unique features offered by different server operating systems, choosing an OS becomes a complicated decision ...

Trying the developer preview out in a virtual machine is a smart way to go, since you can do a clean install and play around without worrying about messing up your computer. All three of the ...

VirtualBox became a Sun product when the company acquired Germany-based Innotek in February 2008, adding the software to its xVM family. New features delivered in version 2 include support for 64-bit ...

VirtualBox is now available for Apple Silicon-based Macs, although with spotty x86 support. Here's how to use it. Oracle's VirtualBox emulator is a free app which allows you to run other OS'es on your ...

Late on Friday, December 13, Valve released the first public version of SteamOS. As you would expect, SteamOS is currently very rough around the edges -- it is essentially just a version of Debian 7.1 ...