Hidden Costs of Virtualization
- Source:
- Application Virtualization
- Published:
- Aug 31, 2009
- Pages:
- 5
Virtualization has moved into the enterprise mainstream. Until recently, virtualization solutions tended only to be used to consolidate data center servers. However, that has changed and, today, virtualization is recognized as a technology that can provide substantial benefits to businesses of all sizes in all sectors of industry. What is virtualization? In simple terms, it is a technology that allows a single computer to act as multiple computers. In a virtualized environment, multiple virtual machines, each with its own set of virtual hardware, can run heterogeneous operating systems in complete isolation from each other on the same physical computer.
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