[Teisha Nolen]

Virtualization is an important tool in today’s technology. It is the process of taking a physical resource and allocating it to a virtual machine, or VM. You can use virtualization in many ways. You can virtualize an application so that it can be used without having to be installed on the computer. You can virtualize a desktop to allow it to be accessed from anywhere. You can divide a server into several virtualized servers and allocate resources to those virtual servers. Virtualization is made possible by the use of a hypervisor, which allows VMs to share resources from the host. VMware Workstation is a type of desktop hypervisor technology that allows you to run virtual machines on your PC and even allows you to run different operating systems on those VMs.

There are pros and cons to using VMs. Some of the pros are the efficiency that is achieved with a VM, as well as some potential cost savings on infrastructure (such as with a server VM). Conversely, virtualization can be complex, and security can be more of an issue if it is not done right. Additionally, ensuring the appropriate updates have been applied to all VMs can become cumbersome.