Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) is a set of hardware enhancements to
Intel server and client platforms that provide software-based
virtualization
solutions. Intel VT allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and
applications in independent partitions, allowing one computer system can
function as multiple virtual systems.
Intel Virtualization Technology This issue of the Intel Technology Journal (Volume 10, Issue 3) reviews virtualization, especially Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT). These seven technical papers describe the key capabilities of virtualization on Intel.s hardware and software platforms and the virtualization roadmap for both Intel Architecture and Intel Itanium processors.
ServerWatch: Server Virtualization Goes Prime Time Virtualization technology is enjoying a period of explosive growth at the moment, and increasing numbers of enterprises are becoming virtualization converts. Research firm IDC estimates about 750,000 virtual servers were in operation in 2004, and it expects this to rise to more than 5 million by 2009 — a compound annual growth rate of almost 50 percent.
