Uncategorized The Timing is Virtually Everything Scott Elliott @itworldca Published: August 14th, 2008Operating systems in general keep time by counting the “ticks” from the processor (I’m sure that is a vast oversimplification of process). Virtual machines unfortunately don’t have unfettered and unlimited access to the processor and as a result, their “tick count” and internal clock quickly becomes skewed. If a virtual machine needs to interact with other systems – like Active Directory – a wildly incorrect time stamp can cause unwanted results.Would you recommend this article?00 Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article! We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication. Click this link to send me a note →Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada Related Download Sponsor: Carbon60 Moving to the Cloud: Beyond the Myths Get on the road to cloud success by moving past the myths around it. Register Now Uncategorized