Virtualisation is the creation of a visual resource for a number of IT
elements, such as storage, file, operating system, desktop or server. The
role of Virtualisation in computing is to allow elements to become more
scalable and therefore easily managed.
Although each Virtualisation technology is recognised to have a wealth of benefits and issues, the overall virtualisation technology as a whole is acknowledged as being beneficial to the industry with its low to no-cost deployment and power savings.
Virtualisation technology is now a well-known tool within the IT industry, having been around for decades. It is will therefore be no surprise that most IT professionals will be aware of virtualisation technology.
However, because of the complexities and its need for detailed planning only expert technicians will be able to implement it. This process can be applied to several system layers, and therefore can be useful for many within the profession.
Operating system-level Virtualisation is perhaps the most common form of Virtualisation technology; this technology is able to run multiple operating systems on a single hardware, and this works by separating the physical hardware from the software because it imitates hardware with the use of special software.
Jobs that use Virtualisation include:
