Microsoft made headlines on July 20 with their release of a Hyper-V driver to the Linux kernel under GPL. Now it turns out that the driver violates the GPL free code stipulation by having a mix of proprietary and open source code.

What seemed impossible years ago could now become a reality: a Linux driver from Microsoft in the kernel.

VirtualBox 3.0, with its improved 3D support, can ensure that some users won't need to boot Windows even when gaming.

OpenVZ project leader Kir Kolyshkin clarified at LinuxTag 2009 that the software also lends itself to Linux resource management.

Embedded specialist Wind River has released its Hypervisor product as one of the fruits of their alignment with chipmaker Intel.

The current technical and financial collaboration with Novell seems to be pleasing Microsoft. Virtualization, file management and license sales are part of the success stories.

The Japanese software project Karesansui has released the first version of its open source software. The Web console allows management of virtual systems under Xen.

The server space is changing, bringing new opportunities for the agile admin. If you plan on taking up residence in the new data center, you'd better get your toolkit ready. This month we explore tools and techniques for data center and server room environments.