Virtualization is increasingly becoming fundamental in
the business world today.
Virtualization
simply means to create a virtual version of a resource; for
example a virtual storage device, a virtual server or a virtual operating
system. So instead of having big hard drives on every computer in an office,
content is put on a server, this is then accessed remotely by connected
computers.
A server in this context is a centrally placed super
computer that provides service to other computers. It could be a file server (stores
files), print sever (manages printers on other computers) or a network server (manages
network traffic).
There are different types of virtualization;
