Could a network virtualization platform be built like VMware did for compute? We explain why it's unlikely even though there is business value in doing so.

This type of business and network agility can help reduce downtime and create a more robust environment. There are clear benefits to working with network virtualization.

While system virtualization — and to a lesser extent, desktop virtualization — has held most of the virtualization limelight, there is also a growing trend in network virtualization.

These high-bandwidth network functions need dedicated hardware resources, and NFV is designed to support isolated applications. Containers were designed for cloud environments where resources are ...

From its genesis in x86-based servers, virtualization technology has spread rapidly into storage and the network. Today, it's at your desktop, in your processors and memory, and in your switches.

Virtualization is nothing more than VLANs and HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, plucked right from us network admins and applied to servers. You’ve gotta watch those server folks… ...

Network Infrastructure And Demon-Slaying: Virtualization Expands What A Desktop Can Do 21 Comments by: Bryan Cockfield June 11, 2025 ...

With new proposed standards, virtualization is moving from the server world to the network itself There are a number of emerging and proposed standard protocols focused on optimizing the support ...

This makes virtualization a strong growth market.” TheInfoPro also noted that many of the IT professionals surveyed said that network-attached storage (NAS) is a logical place to begin ...

The SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts report presents an in-depth assessment of the SDN, NFV and network virtualization ...