What’s the DL on VM ?

With so much computing hardware in use around the globe, it is only prudent to use all that hardware in the most efficient way possible, after all, the gear is not free and it all requires space and maintenance, also not free. One way to increase hardware efficiency is to use Virtual Machine (VM) technology, and in a nutshell VM is a way to run a virtual computer within an actual computer.

Virtual Machine(s) are typically files, often called images, that run separately from everything else on the computer. The VM’s can have their own operating system, can be used for beta testing new applications, can be used to inspect and test infected code, and any other operation that benefits from being on its own. VM’s can be “sandboxed” in the host computer, meaning that they cannot interact in any way with any other part of the computer, so there is no code / instruction that can escape to, or tamper with, the host hardware.

It is possible to run several VM’s inside the same computer as long as the hardware is robust enough. For servers, VM’s can run multiple operating systems side-by-side typically using “hypervisor” software to manage them. Desktop computers would typically use the host operating system to run the VM operating system in a program window. Each VM provides its own “virtual” hardware, such as CPU, memory, hard drives, network interfaces etc, and the virtual devices are mapped to the real hardware when it is safe and/or advantageous to do so.

VM’s can provide a safe environment for testing and development, trying things out that could be dangerous on an actual, non-sandboxed computer. A good way to perceive development on a VM is “what happens in the sandbox can be kept in the sandbox”. But there are more uses for VM that have significant benefits in the production environments of many businesses. Not everything in a VM has to be confined to the VM if pathways to business operations are developed and implemented carefully.

An example of using VM technology to achieve higher efficiency in computer operations is to dedicate VM’s to specific business operations, such as EMAIL, WEBSITE, and ACCOUNTING. If each of these business functions normally has a dedicated server, there may be unused capacity in each server dedicated to each function. Using VM technology, each of these business functions can be given it’s own protected space in the available servers, and by dynamically adjusting that space, computing resources can be more efficiently utilized. A certain amount of “intelligence” is built into the VM and host environments to ensure the most efficient deployment of all computing resources.

With VM technology, companies may be able to significantly reduce costs, by having fewer servers and/or desktop machines to get all the work done.

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