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developerWorks: Virtual Linux

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 3, 2007

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“To virtualize means to take something of one form and make it
appear to be another form. Virtualizing a computer means to make it
appear to be multiple computers or a different computer
entirely.

“Virtualization also can mean making many computers appear to be
a single computer. This is more commonly called server aggregation
or grid computing.

“Let’s begin with the origins of virtualization…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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