Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
Although we’ve spent the bulk of our time discussing server virtualization and it will be our focus throughout the remainder of the text, there are other methods and areas of virtualization. Personal computers are changing into tablets and thin clients, but the applications that run on PCs still need to be offered to users. One way to achieve this is desktop virtualization. Those applications can also be virtualized, packaged up, and delivered to users. Virtualization is even being pushed down to the other mobile devices such as smart phones.
Virtualizing Servers
The model for server virtualization, as you saw earlier, is comprised of physical hardware augmented by two key software solutions. The ...
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