[Virtualization for Dummies] [Author: Golden, MBA Bernard] [November, 2007]

by Bernard Golden

If you want to understand virtualization, this book is for you! Save money, time, and resources If you're convinced that virtualization deserves a closer look, and you want to know how to implement it in your organization, Virtualization For Dummies, HP Special Edition can help you out. The purpose of this book is to provide you with an introduction to the subject so that you can understand its promise and perils — and create an action plan to decide whether virtualization is right for you, as well as how to move forward with implementing it should you decide it is right for you. This book will help you sort out the hope from the hype and give you tools to feel confident in making your virtualization decisions.

Genres: Technology

Paperback

First published December 5, 2007

Reviews

[Kartik Subbarao]

This book provides a broad and comprehensive view of the complex world of virtualization. It covers a large amount of territory in 340 pages. All of the major virtualization technologies are discussed, along with the various drivers for implementing virtualization, and how to manage migrating to a virtualized computing environment.

What makes this book stand out from most other resources on the topic is its tone. You're helpfully guided through the issues and tradeoffs in making a number of decisions on the what, where, when and how of virtualization. This is extremely helpful for an IT manager who needs to come up to speed in a short period of time.

One challenge that this book has is acknowledged in the introduction: "Alas, virtualization's fevered evolution shows no signs of diminishing -- good for the virtualization user, challenging for the virtualization writer". Indeed, the technology has evolved so rapidly since the printing of this book that a second edition is probably already in order.

[Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite simple reading to understand virtualization. It summarizes everything you need to know in order to get a high level understanding of what it takes to virtualize, the various types of virtualization as well as the market leaders of this niche.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

not a bad quick summarization of virtualization...very high level....other end of spectrum from dabcc