Containerization and virtualization technologies have had a significant impact on quality assurance (QA) practices in software development and deployment. Some recent popular virtualization technologies have been:
VMware: VMware is a pioneer in virtualization technology and offers a range of virtualization products for server, desktop, and cloud environments. VMware vSphere is commonly used for server virtualization.
Microsoft Hyper-V: Hyper-V is Microsoft's virtualization platform, available on Windows Server and Windows 10. It allows users to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical server.
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine): KVM is a Linux kernel module that enables the Linux kernel to act as a hypervisor. It provides support for running virtual machines with a variety of guest operating systems.
Xen: Xen is an open-source hypervisor that allows for the virtualization of x86, x86_64, IA64, ARM, and other CPU architectures. It is commonly used in cloud environments.
Oracle VM VirtualBox: VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization software that enables users to run virtual machines on their desktop computers.
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