Virtual systems are software-based simulations of computer systems, that run on top of the line hardware. They provide many advantages to your business, such as IT efficiency as well as cost savings and security.

Virtual machines are a great way to test new software, implement Wikis or Jabber IM services, and even create backup images of your existing system for faster recovery in the event of a catastrophe. VMs can also be replicated and transferred between physical servers to create high availability configurations to minimize downtime.

Virtualizing multiple systems can cut down on the hardware and maintenance of servers as well as energy costs. IT teams can spend less time on maintenance tasks, such as the installation of software updates, since the entire virtual infrastructure is managed through an integrated platform. This increased efficiency will allow your team to concentrate on projects that will propel your business forward.

Improved Data Security & Disaster Recovery

VMs are hardware-independent, meaning that streamline project management with collaborative tools they can be moved from one physical server to another just as easily as moving files on your desktop or laptop. This is useful for situations where the company that developed an older piece of software is no longer in business or if it’s not supported anymore by the original manufacturer of the equipment.

The type of hypervisor used in a virtualized system can affect the management of the virtualized environment. A bare-metal virtualization based hypervisor such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or Oracle VM Virtualization offers greater control and autonomy over the host operating system. On the other one hand, a hypervisor hosted like KVM (built into the Linux kernel) is able to pass VM requests through the host OS to process which can slow down VM performance.