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Do you know the difference between desktop virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure? Wonder no more. Remove the confusion and join the discussion about these two exciting technologies.

Virtual desktop computing is a controversial and emotional topic. There’s the fear of change, fear of the Cloud and fear of loss of control.

Is there a doctor in the house that can fix my virtual environment? Yes, and it’s you. Here’s your bucket list. Now, get busy.

Chromebooks will speed Cloud adoption but there’s a single, significant drawback to the Chromebook. And, no, it’s not the price, although that’s kind of a bummer.

Virtualization and cloud computing are here to stay. Negative commentary and paranoia won’t change that.

You’ll need to keep some physical systems around for those workloads that can’t go virtual. And, be sure to keep a horse and buggy around when that whole automobile thing doesn’t work out too.

The case for VDI grows stronger with each passing billing cycle. It’s time to gain control of your desktop infrastructure and save some money.

Believe it or not, third parties always determine a candidate’s success or failure in the race to the data center.

There’s a fifth spot available on the Open Virtual Alliance’s governing members board. Who’ll take it is anyone’s guess but Microsoft and Apple are potential contenders.

Last week, my ZDNet Virtualization colleague, Dan Kusnetzky, gave you his take on the new Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) as, Red Hat-IBM pact, OVA launch will drive more KVM use in enterprise. And, Dan is correct, the heavyweights (HP, IBM, Intel and Red Hat) behind KVM will drive its adoption in the enterprise. But, the key areas that will drive that adoption are virtualized desktops and cloud computing.

Virtualization and cloud-computing will save the desktop operating system but we really just need a way to launch applications.

Virtualization and cloud computing are ubiquitous. Developers should include virtualization tools with their distributions.

The time has come for software vendors to deliver virtualization-optimized operating systems.

What do you get when you combine something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue? You get IBM and Red Hat: A new private cloud market contender.

If a blog is simply a regurgitation of the news or is a preachy forum for a frustrated know-it-all, it isn’t worth much to you.

Jason Perlow and Ken Hess discuss Ubuntu 11.04 and other exciting Ubuntu information with Community Manager Jono Bacon.

Disk manufacturers are putting a new spin on an old product: Solid State Drives. New technology, increased power costs, space limitation, and new business requirements are driving advances in storage. Solid State Drives (SSDs) are part of that new technological push toward more efficiency, increased agility, and higher demand.

After a quick session of Angry Birds, Senior Systems Editor, Ken Hess, gives us a tour of how you can turn your iPad into a handy Linux terminal.

It’s time to toss tape in favor of SAN for reliable backup and restore solutions. Don’t forget to update your resume on your way out to the dumpster with those tapes.

A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows.

[For the edification of our readers, another KH article that leaves a bad taste in my mouth..- Scott]