Practical Virtualization Solutions: Virtualization from the Trenches

Foreword

A few years ago, the idea of running multiple operating systems concurrently on the same computer captured the imagination of the computing industry. Virtualization became the hot buzzword and projects were launched to fulfill the dream.

With virtualization, you don’t need an extra computer every time you want to bring up a new server. Extra demand on your infrastructure can be handled by simply launching new guest operating systems. An entire guest can be dedicated to a single application, and that guest can be different than the host operating system. Using features like storage virtualization, guests can be moved around on-the-fly to make the best use of your computing hardware.

Now you have been asked to pick the right virtualization ...