July 29, 2010

Virtualization Explored

Presentations, research, examples and guidance from users and experts about Virtualization.



Benefits of Virtualization for IT Security
A high-quality look at virtualization including application examples, best practices, benefits and considerations. Highly recommended. From the Resource:
"Virtualization from an application perspective is fairly easy. The hard part, for many, are the concepts behind a virtual machine."
Clay Calvert, University of Mary Washington

Virtualization - Beyond The Hype
A phenomenal look into virtualization. Strongly recommended. Includes virtualization definition, functions, benefits, vision, usage scenarios and much more. 40+ pages of virtualization goodness.
Jim Rymarczyk, IBM

Virtualization 101
A solid look into the fundamentals of virtualization including definitions, concepts and components. Technical in focus. From the Resource:
Virtual machines provide:
1) Hardware independence - VM sees the same hardware regardless of the host hardware
2) Isolation - VM's operating system is isolated from the host operating system
3) Encapsulation - Entire VM encapsulated into a single file
Eric Siebert, Vmware-land.com

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