Virtualization

  1. Hypervisor Architecture and Types
    1. Hypervisor Fundamentals
      1. Core Functions
        1. Resource Scheduling and Allocation
          1. Hardware Abstraction
            1. VM Lifecycle Management
            2. System Architecture Placement
              1. Interaction with Hardware
                1. Guest OS Interface
              2. Type 1 Hypervisors (Bare-Metal)
                1. Architecture Overview
                  1. Direct Hardware Installation
                    1. Minimal Host OS Layer
                    2. Performance Characteristics
                      1. Low Overhead
                        1. Direct Hardware Access
                        2. Enterprise Use Cases
                          1. Data Center Deployment
                            1. Production Workloads
                            2. Leading Type 1 Platforms
                              1. VMware ESXi
                                1. Microsoft Hyper-V Server
                                  1. Citrix XenServer
                                    1. KVM
                                  2. Type 2 Hypervisors (Hosted)
                                    1. Architecture Overview
                                      1. Host OS Dependency
                                        1. Application-Level Installation
                                        2. Performance Considerations
                                          1. Additional Overhead Layer
                                            1. Resource Competition
                                            2. Primary Use Cases
                                              1. Development and Testing
                                                1. Desktop Virtualization
                                                  1. Educational Environments
                                                  2. Leading Type 2 Platforms
                                                    1. VMware Workstation
                                                      1. Oracle VirtualBox
                                                        1. Parallels Desktop
                                                      2. Hybrid and Specialized Hypervisors
                                                        1. Container-Optimized Hypervisors
                                                          1. Security-Focused Hypervisors
                                                            1. Embedded Hypervisors

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                                                          3. Virtualization Technologies and Techniques