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Standardization Comes to Virtualization.

The article provides information on virtualization software. Virtualization software enables a single computer to run multiple operating systems (OS) simultaneously, through the use of virtual machines (VM). This technology enables organizations to use a single server for multiple tasks that would u...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 12; p. 22
Main Author: Paulson, Linda Dailey
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Dec2007
Subjects:
Virtual machine systems
Computer multitasking
Business software
Client/server computing
Software compatibility
Computer operating systems
High technology industries
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article provides information on virtualization software. Virtualization software enables a single computer to run multiple operating systems (OS) simultaneously, through the use of virtual machines (VM). This technology enables organizations to use a single server for multiple tasks that would usually have to run on multiple servers, each performing on a different OS. Because companies do not need to use as many servers they are able to save money. Also included are vendors like Microsoft, VMware, and XenSource, and server makers Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM working together on the Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF) in order to make VM compatible across multiple platforms.