Virtualization Essentials - Brossura

Portnoy, Matthew

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ISBN 10: 1394181566 ISBN 13: 9781394181568

Casa editrice: Sybex Inc, 2023

Riassunto

Learn the fundamental concepts and skills by building your own virtual machine

Virtualization is more important than ever, it's how the Cloud works! As virtualization continues to expand, millions of companies all over the world are leveraging virtualization. IT professionals need a solid understanding of virtualization concepts and software to compete in today's job market.

The updated new edition of Virtualization Essentials teaches you the core concepts and skills necessary to work with virtualization environments. Designed for new and aspiring IT professionals alike, this practical guide offers an applied, real-world approach to help you develop the necessary skill set to work in Cloud computing, the DevOps space, and the rest of the virtual world.

Virtualization Essentials simplifies complex concepts to ensure that you fully understand what virtualization is and how it works within the computing environment. Step by step, you’ll learn how to build your own virtual machine, both by scratch and by migrating from physical to virtual. Each user-friendly chapter contains an overview of the topic, a discussion of key concepts, hands-on tutorials, end-of-chapter exercises, review questions, and more.

• Configure and manage a virtual machine’s CPU, memory, storage, and networking
• Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
• Compare the leading hypervisor products in today’s market
• Configure additional devices for a virtual machine
• Make considerations for availability
• Understand how cloud computing leverages virtualization

Virtualization Essentials is an invaluable ‘learn-by-doing’ resource for new and aspiring IT professionals looking to gain a solid foundation in virtualization. It is also an excellent reference for more experienced IT admins responsible for managing on-premise and remote computers and workstations.

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Informazioni sull?autore

About the Author

Matthew Portnoy is an information technology professional and Sales Engineering Manager at Splunk. He specializes in data management and virtualization. He has over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry and is a former Staff System Engineer at VMware.

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Learn Virtualization Quickly and Easily

This comprehensive, expert guide covers the fundamentals of virtualization with step-by-step tutorials and hands-on exercises that give you firsthand experience with the tools and strategies you need to effectively perform in the field. Using a practical “learning-by-doing” approach, this book offers a core understanding of virtualization so you can begin seeking out entry-level positions in the cloud computing and DevOps industries. You’ll learn to build your own virtual machines, from scratch and by migration, as well as other basic and advanced techniques.

Learn these virtualization essentials—and more:

• Configure and manage a virtual machine’s CPU, memory, storage, and networking
• Distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
• Compare the leading hypervisor products in today’s market
• Configure additional devices for a virtual machine
• Make considerations for availability
• Understand how cloud computing leverages virtualization

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step walkthroughs
• Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sybex Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1394181566
• ISBN 13: 9781394181568
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 313
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile