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Hyper-V vs VMware

If you’re considering using virtual machines (VMs) for your organization, It’s time to go of products offered in the market and get to know the difference between Hyper-V and VMware hypervisors.

The virtual machine is basically a computer that runs virtually. Unlike laptops in general, A virtual machine can run multiple operating systems at once in parallel without having any need to restart.

What is Hyper-V

Hyper-V is a Type 1 hypervisor and virtualization platform that you can use to run and manage VMs. Every VM in a Hyper-V world is an independent virtual computer with its own OS and applications. Hyper-V is a product of Microsoft that runs in Windows environments.

What Is VMware

VMware is a virtualization platform that consists of components such as ESXi hypervisor, vSphere Client, VMware Workstation, and vCenter. These products enable you to run and manage your VMware infrastructure efficiently.

Hyper-V vs VMware

Hyper-V and VMware have some architectural differences. Hyper-V is based on a micro-kernelized hypervisor. The host server, also known as the parent partition, has direct access to hardware and the virtualization stack. There is one parent partition per Hyper-V.

Read the full article here: http://thedigitalhacker.com/software/hyper-v-vs-vmware-which-is-right-for-your-organization/

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