Ars Technica

Virtual memory do we still need it?

I have 10 Gb of ram.. is there a point where virtual memory becomes a performance decrease or becomes useless? Virtual memory is a hardware feature, and is required by most (all?) modern OSes. You're ...
Redmond Magazine

Should Hyper-V VMs Be Configured To Use a Pagefile?

Although the Windows operating system has changed substantially over the years, one of the options that has existed for decades is the option to use a pagefile. In the early days of Windows, the ...
CNET

Virtual memory encryption necessity in OS X

OS X Lion's FileVault technology may seem to make encrypted virtual memory redundant, but maintaining encryption even with FileVault 2 enabled is likely a good idea. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...
Ars Technica

Virtual memory VS physical memory

I have a question and I hope someone can help. When I have VM machine requirements, how can I determine the physical requirements? for example when I have to build a server that will run 4 VM's ...