The Differences Between x86 Virtualisation Techniques

Virtualisation is not a new technology and has existed since the 1960s when IBM pioneered the first ‘full virtualisation’ CP/CMS operating system, providing virtual System/360 computer instances. However, arguably it wasn’t until the advent of x86 virtualisation in the late 1990s that the technology achieved critical mass in terms of exposure and implementation potential. Initially only one form of x86 virtualisation technique was mastered, which has...