Linux guru Mike MacCana is claiming that VMware's ESX server application is derived from Linux, and because of this cannot legally be redistributed as proprietary software.

VMware patched today a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability exploited by a Chinese-sponsored hacking group to backdoor Windows and Linux virtual machines and steal data.

This post is a detailed guide for Windows users on how to install VMWare ESXi Hypervisor in a Hyper-V Virtual Machine.

VMware ESXi is a virtualization platform commonly used in the enterprise to host numerous servers on one device while using CPU and memory resources more effectively.

Read: How to take a Snapshot in VMware Workstation Player Enable AutoStart of VMware ESXi vCenter VMs You might have to use a different approach if the ESXi hosts are connected to the vCenter.

VMware has released security patches to address critical vulnerabilities in virtualisation products ESX, ESXi, Fusion, Player and Workstation.

VMware says it's looking into the source of a breach in which ESX server hypervisor code was posted online; says customers not necessarily at risk.

A hacker associated with the Anonymous collective and the 'AntiSec' movement has released VMware's ESX Server kernel source code online, available through torrent networks.