Virtual Machines 101: VMware vs. Microsoft

Have you ever had trouble explaining virtualization, and why it matters? It’s not always a user-friendly topic for non-geeks. Steve Lohr’s profile of VMware ^[1] in today’s New York Times provides an excellent overview of virtualization and its significance in the next few years, especially for data center management. It’s a great link to share with friends or colleagues who are still coming up to speed on virtualization, or who struggle to get past the jargon and gain clarity on key concepts. Here’s an excerpt:

A virtual machine essentially mimics a computer so that several copies of an operating system

About Rich Miller ^[2]

Rich Miller is the founder and editor-in-chief of Data Center Knowledge, and has been reporting on the data center sector since 2000. He has tracked the growing impact of high-density computing on the power and cooling of data centers, and the resulting push for improved energy efficiency in these facilities.

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[1] profile of VMware: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/technology/24soft.html?ex=1329973200&en=67db5adc933aa8d4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

[2] Rich Miller: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/author/richm/

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