Virtualization – Breaking the Limits of Physical Hardware
Learn the technology that powers the cloud. This course covers the fundamentals of virtualization, hypervisor types, and delves into the four major platforms: VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Linux KVM, and Xen.
Hypervisors: Type 1 vs. Type 2
Understand the software that creates virtual machines. Distinguish between Bare-Metal (Type 1) hypervisors and Hosted (Type 2) hypervisors.
The Industry Giant: VMware vSphere
Explore the ecosystem of VMware, focusing on the ESXi hypervisor and the vCenter Server management platform.
Microsoft Hyper-V
Learn about Microsoft's native hypervisor, its integration with Windows Server, and how it powers features like Virtualization Based Security (VBS).
Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
Discover how the Linux kernel itself can act as a hypervisor, powering platforms like OpenStack, Proxmox, and Red Hat Virtualization.
The Xen Project
Examine the architecture of Xen, a microkernel hypervisor known for its isolation security and 'Paravirtualization' (PV) capabilities.