Virtualization is a framework or methodology of dividing the resources of a computer into multiple execution environments. Virtualization techniques create multiple isolated partitions — Virtual Machines (VM) or [[Virtual Environment]]s ([[VE]]s) — on a single physical server.

* [http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/2007/HPL-2007-59R1.pdf HP Labs: Performance Evaluation of Virtualization Technologies for Server Consolidation]

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