[ILUG] Virtualisation, what the point?

[Stephen Holmes]

Less hardware to manage, smaller data centers, better utilization of existing resources (a file and print server
wouldn't be at 100% for example - well, unless it's Windoze!), less expensive to kit-out 1 super-server system rather
than 2 or more servers.

...and a plethora of other advantages I'm sure...



>>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2006 at 12:26 PM, in message
<OFA25B5201.14CF6C5A-ON80257186.003E97CB-80257186.003D9B48 at IE>,
<JMcCarthy at mortgagelink.ie> wrote: 
> Where is the advantage of having 2 or 3 OSes running on the same machine,
>  at the same time with virtualisation(i.e. XEN)?
> 
> Why not just have the same services running on one OS, it seems a bit of a
> waste of resources to me.
> 
> 
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