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Virtualization allows one computer to do the job of multiple computers. The primary benefits of virtualization are :

• Server consolidation and effective, fuller use of hardware resources
• Redundancy without clustering
• Business Continuity, particularly being able to dynamically allocate resources and restore machines on dissimilar hardware
• Desktop security and flexibility through desktop virtualization

Where the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1 1/2 tons.---Anon., "Popular Mechanics", March, 1949

Modern computer hardware was originally designed to run only a single operating system and a single application. Virtualization makes it possible to run multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the same computer at the same time, increasing the utilization and flexibility of hardware.  Virtualization is a proven software technology that is transforming the IT landscape and changing the way that people compute.

Virtualization is a technology that can benefit anyone who uses a computer, from IT professionals to commercial businesses and government organizations. Virtualization can save time, money and energy while achieving more with the computer hardware already in place.

A virtual infrastructure shares the resources of a single computer to create multiple environments. Virtual servers and desktops let you host multiple operating systems and numerous applications locally and in remote locations. These capabilities are not limited by physical and geographical limitations. In addition to energy savings and lower 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.

How Does Virtualization Work?

Virtualization lets you transform hardware into software. You can transform or “virtualize” the hardware resources of a 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.

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.

Our virtualization vendor partners include:

• VMware : server and desktop virtualization, as well as management
• Citrix : server virtualization
• Novell : free server virtualization, virtual infrastructure management