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From the course: Planning a Microsoft Azure Solution
Understanding virtual machines
- [Narrator] Virtual machines are a powerful tool for modern businesses. They provide you with the ability to run multiple operating systems and applications on the same computer, enabling an unprecedented level of flexibility. In this lecture, we'll explore our virtual machines, how they work, and why they have become crucial to businesses in the 21st century. A virtual machine is a software based simulation of a physical computing device. It creates a virtual environment to install your operating systems and applications. With virtual machines, you can run different programs simultaneously on the same physical hardware without worrying about compatibility issues. Virtual machines provide improved efficiency. With just one installation of an operating system and its corresponding applications, you can now create additional virtual environments instead of performing additional installations for each new environment.…
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