From: "Robert Comer" 

> Besides running virtual linux installs on an AS400, who else runs a real
> virtual server like that?

You'd be extremely surprised, a **LOT** of people are doing it, I do it on
my PC's in development, testing, backup, and backwards compatibility
scenarios.  A lot of larger companies are doing it on large PC servers that
have been taken on the jobs of several smaller servers.  Think of it, a PC
that can do what 20 or so of your old servers did, yet keep everything
isolated from each other. (server consolidation.)

And even now, Intel just released new CPU's with hardware assists for
virtualization (called VT, AMD's is called Pacifica).

I know that Microsoft is working hard on the concept, Virtual Server R2
just went RTM and the pricing is pretty attractive.  They also have Virtual
PC for Windows (which is what I use mostly)

The VMware people are also working pretty hard on the front edge of the
virtualization wave with GSX and ESX. Workstation has also been getting
better and better for the desktop

--
Bob Comer


"Geo"  wrote in message news:437c6603{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:437b2413$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >talking about when they say virtual
>> > server.
>>
>> That's changing. 
>
> Besides running virtual linux installs on an AS400, who else runs a real
> virtual server like that?
>
> Geo.
>
>

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