Virtual Environments

Virtual Environments

(Or: virtualization, software virtualization, server virtualization)

A virtual system, such as a virtual server or virtual desktop, is actually software that allows an IT administrator to run multiple operating systems on one piece of hardware. The virtual machine emulates the complete hardware. In this way, you can run several applications on different virtual operating systems without interference between applications.

Among its many benefits, virtualization allows you to consolidate – use all of your server capacity without any wasted space. In addition, it enables you to test applications without worry about interference or cross-contamination; you can use part of an old server to test without needing to buy a completely new server.

Another important benefit is that a virtual system can be used as a standby environment in the event of a disaster. If corruption occurs, users can boot into the virtual environment (which is temporarily replacing your production server) and be working again in minutes.

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