The Ultimate Guide to Virtualisation

2026 · American Edition

Virtualisation is a transformative technology reshaping the way businesses use IT resources by creating virtual versions of computing environments. It enhances efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness by enabling multiple virtual systems to run on a single physical hardware platform.

Our recent stories highlight the diverse applications and advancements within virtualisation—from data centre evolution embracing software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV), to innovations in storage virtualisation and desktop virtualisation. Industry leaders like Dell, HP, VMware, Veeam, and Red Hat drive forward with solutions that empower enterprise agility, seamless cloud adoption, and reinforced security architectures.

Readers exploring this tag can expect detailed analyses of emerging virtual infrastructure strategies, expert insights on overcoming challenges like securing virtual environments and managing VM sprawl, and case studies showcasing how organisations optimise IT operations through virtualisation. Whether you’re an IT professional, a business decision-maker, or a technology enthusiast, these stories offer practical knowledge on harnessing virtualisation to boost operational efficiency, accelerate digital transformation, and prepare your organisation for future IT demands.

American Virtualisation news
Analyst Insights
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Gartner · Virtualisation · Manufacturing
Last month
Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud
Gartner · Virtualisation · Storage
Last month
Gigamon named 2026 public sector observability leader
Frost & Sullivan · Virtualisation · Firewalls
Last month
Gartner names Komodor key vendor in AI SRE tooling
Gartner · Virtualisation · DevOps
Last month
Denodo named Leader in 2025 Gartner data integration MQ
Gartner · Virtualisation · Data Analytics
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Expert columns
Synergy: How AI agents and humans can play together in the same sandbox
By Ravi Shankar of Denodo
Last month
Redefining resilience: Aligning virtualization and data protection for the edge era
By Craig Theriac of Scale Computing
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
You can't protect what you can't see: Rethinking data resilience in a fragmented world
By Dave Russell of Veeam
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Don't just bounce back, bounce forward: Turning data recovery into a secret weapon
By Rick Vanover of Veeam
Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Discussing Firewalls
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Cloud native adoption hits 15.6m developers globally
Discussing DevOps
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Helm 4 marks 10 years with major features for Kubernetes
Discussing Cloud Services
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
CNCF finds strong bond between cloud native dev & AI tools
Discussing Machine learning
Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Cloudera bets on AI and hybrid cloud as demand shifts
Discussing Government
Tue, 19th Aug 2025
Recent news
Delinea buys StrongDM to boost AI-era identity security
About DevOps
Last week
Creative ITC opens Houston base to drive US growth
About Productivity
Last week
Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack
About Unified Communications
Last week
Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack
About Unified Communications
Last week
Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm team on sovereign NaaS
About Network Infrastructure
Last week
Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs
About Unified Communications
Last week
Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power
About Unified Communications
Last week
Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor
About Storage
This month
Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids
About Cloud Services
Last month
VAST Data unveils Polaris to unify AI cloud control
About Cloud Services
Last month
Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend
About IT Budget
Last month
CloudCasa boosts OpenShift backup with SMB & VM restores
About Storage
Last month
Red Hat unveils AI Enterprise platform with Nvidia tie-up
About Network Infrastructure
Last month
AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform
About Cloud Services
Last month
Red Hat launches unified AI Enterprise hybrid cloud stack
About Cloud Services
Last month
Job moves
New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability
Move at Cisco
Last week
StorMagic hires Scott Mann to drive global edge sales
Move at VMware
Last month
ControlUp adds product & alliances leaders to fuel growth
Move at Google
Last month
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Move at Cisco
Last month
Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney
Move at VMware
Last month
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth
Move at HP
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Boomi appoints Diane Fanelli as Chief Revenue Officer for global growth
Move at SAP
Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Michael Parker joins TurinTech to lead Artemis AI expansion
Move at Intel
Thu, 7th Aug 2025
Saviynt appoints Steve Blacklock to lead global partner strategy
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 25th Jun 2025
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