Virtualization with Dynamics NAV
Virtualization has become one of the most critical aspects of IT systems today. In fact, it is one of the most talked-about buzz words in IT. However, let's first understand what exactly virtualization is, why businesses need it, and how NAV works in virtualization environments.
In simple terms, virtualization means to create a virtual version of a physical resource. The resource could be a physical device such as a physical server, storage device, network or programs, or even operating systems. A simple example could be that of partitioning a hard drive—we take one physical drive and partition it to create two separate hard drives.
Although there can be many detailed categorizations and sub-categorizations of virtualization, it can be broadly classified into five main categories:
Server virtualization: Consolidating multiple physical servers into virtual servers that run on a single physical server.
Application virtualization: An application runs on another...
