What is Virtualisation?

Virtualisation is a proven software technology that is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and fundamentally changing the way that people compute.

Today's powerful computer hardware was originally designed to run only a single operating system and a single application, but virtualisation breaks that bond, making it possible to run multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the same computer at the same time, increasing the utilisation and flexibility of hardware.

Virtualisation is a technology that can benefit anyone who uses a computer, from IT professionals and Mac enthusiasts to commercial businesses and government organisations. Join the millions of people around the world who use virtualisation to save time, money and energy while achieving more with the computer hardware they already own.

Before Virtualisation

Single OS image per machine
Software and hardware tightly coupled
Running multiple applications on same machine often creates conflict
Underutilised resources
Inflexible and costly infrastructure

After Virtualisation

Hardware - independence of operating system and applications
Virtual machines can be provisioned to any system
Can manage OS and application as a single unit by encapsulating them into virtual machines 
 









How Does Virtualisation Work?
In essence, virtualisation lets you transform hardware into software. Use software such as VMware ESX to transform or "virtualise" the hardware resources of an x86-based computer - including the CPU, RAM, hard disk and network controller - to create a fully functional virtual machine that can run its own operating system and applications just like a "real" computer.

Multiple virtual machines share hardware resources without interfering with each other so that you can safely run several operating systems and applications at the same time on a single computer.

Improve your ROI with Virtualisation
Virtualisation essentially lets one computer do the job of multiple computers, by sharing the resources of a single computer across multiple environments. Virtual servers and virtual desktops lets you host multiple operating systems and multiple applications locally and in remote locations, freeing you from physical and geographical limitations. In addition to energy savings and lower capital expenses due to more efficient use of your hardware resources, you get high availability of resources, better desktop management, increased security and improved disaster recovery processes when you build a virtual infrastructure.

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