Virtualization 101

Posted on January 15, 2010

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

Link to Resource: Virtualization 101

Source: Eric Siebert, Vmware-land.com

IT Virtualization Resource Guide Section: Virtualization Explored


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