Refers to the technology that allows for the creation of software-based virtual machines that can run multiple operating systems from a single physical machine.

A self-contained software emulation of a machine, which does not physically exist, but shares resources of an underlying physical machine.

Refers to the process of migrating operating systems, applications and data from the hard disk of a physical server to a virtual machine.

Partitioning of a physical server into smaller virtual servers in order to better utilize server resources.

The separation of the installation of an application from the underlying operating system on which it is executed. Application virtualization is layered on top of other virtualization technologies, allowing computing resources to be distributed dynamically in real-time.

The process of virtualizing desktop computers using virtualization software, such that the desktop computer and the associated operating system and applications are separated from the physical client device that is used to access it.