A friend of mine, who owns a brick-and-mortar store, said to me “It’s getting busy out there!” She wasn’t kidding.

The new virtual machine hardware version 8 included with vSphere 5 has several new features, including support for 3D graphics for Windows Aero and USB 3.0 devices; but the most beneficial might be the ability for cloud hosting companies to run larger virtual machines. With this, it is now possible to configure VMs with 1TB of RAM and 32 simultaneous CPUs. This allows for a significant expansion of cloud hosting network services. Let’s take a closer look at the new features included with VM version 8.

Starting an online business is not a get rich quick scheme that you can set up overnight. Planning an online business is no different to setting up and running a business in the traditional sense and requires the same amount of planning and preparation. You need to know what your product will be, your setup and running costs, how much to charge for whatever you’re selling, who you are selling to, etc. The differences are that you can have more than one source of income and your income can be semi-passive, so that your company is still operating and earning money as you sleep.

Operating a home web business is something that can really help to open up many possibilities for you. Just make sure that you do your research well in advance and choose something that you will be able to stick with for the long term.

It is important to distinguish the difference between legitimate at home work and what may be more of a scam. How can you tell the difference?