Virtualization is a technique of how to separate a service from the underlying physical delivery of that service. It is the process of creating a virtual version of something like computer hardware. It was initially developed during the mainframe era. It involves using specialized software to create a virtual or software-created version of a computing resource rather than the actual version of the same resource. With the help of Virtualization, multiple operating systems and applications can run on same machine and its same hardware at the same time, increasing the utilization and flexibility of hardware.

BENEFITS OF VIRTUALIZATION

1.More flexible and efficient allocation of resources.

2.Enhance development productivity.

3.It lowers the cost of IT infrastructure.

4.Remote access and rapid scalibility.

5.High availability and disaster recovery.

6.Pay per use of the IT infrastructure on demand.

7.Enables running multiple operating system.