--- title: Blog posts tagged "Virtualisation" description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/virtualisation?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "Virtualisation" #### [Unleash new ways of working with flexible, cost-effective VDI](https://canonical.com/blog/unleash-new-ways-of-working-with-flexible-cost-effective-vdi) Empower your modern workforce with VDI from HPE, Canonical, and HP Anyware For years, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has helped power the most complex IT environments—and the technology is still relevant today. After all, VDI allows employees to access their work applications and data across any device, anywhere. And the growth of 5 --- Desktop #### [Data centre networking: What is OVN?](https://canonical.com/blog/data-centre-networking-what-is-ovn) Providing an overview of Open Virtual Network (OVN), its architecture and the main drivers behind it in the data centre networking space. --- Networking #### [Faster AI application development with Canonical and NVIDIA AI Enterprise](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-kvm-supports-nvidia-ai-enterprise) Ubuntu KVM support comes to NVIDIA AI Enterprise Canonical continues to expand its collaboration with NVIDIA by providing Ubuntu KVM Hypervisor support with NVIDIA AI Enterprise 4.0 — which is generally available starting today. Organisations using GPU virtualisation on Ubuntu can look forward to a seamless migration to the new NVIDIA AI --- Ubuntu #### [What is a hypervisor? A beginner’s guide](https://canonical.com/blog/hypervisor) In the realm of virtualisation and cloud computing, the hypervisor is a critical component that enables the seamless operation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single host. While virtualisation is a technology, the hypervisor is its actual implementation. In this beginner’s guide, we will explore the fundamentals of hypervisors, th --- Cloud and server #### [Docker on Mac – a lightweight option with Multipass](https://canonical.com/blog/docker-on-mac-a-lightweight-option-with-multipass) For those looking for a streamlined, lightweight command line interface for Docker on Mac, look no further. Multipass is a flexible tool that makes it easy to create and run Ubuntu VMs on any platform, and it comes with built-in tools that make running applications like Docker feel native on platforms such as macOS. What --- Company #### [What is virtualization? A beginner’s guide](https://canonical.com/blog/virtualization) While information technology continues to evolve rapidly, virtualization remains a cornerstone of modern computing, enabling businesses to maximise resource utilisation, enhance flexibility, and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). It is a key building block of the cloud computing paradigm, and millions of organisations use it daily --- Cloud and server #### [Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences](https://canonical.com/blog/containerization-vs-virtualization) Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences and benefits of each approach, as well as connections to cloud computing. --- Cloud and server #### [Data centre networking: what is OVS?](https://canonical.com/blog/data-centre-networking-what-is-ovs) Providing an overview of Open vSwitch in the context of open data centre networking, its components and benefits, main implementations and the drivers behind it. --- Networking #### [Data centre networking: SDN fundamentals](https://canonical.com/blog/data-centre-networking-sdn-fundamentals) To build your Data center networking, learn about Software Defined Netowrking and its architecure, its main components and different flavours --- Networking #### [Data centre networking: what is SDN?](https://canonical.com/blog/data-centre-networking-what-is-sdn) Providing an introduction to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and the main drivers behind it in the data centre networking. --- Networking #### [KVM hypervisor: a beginners’ guide](https://canonical.com/blog/kvm-hyphervisor) KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the leading open source virtualisation technology for Linux. It installs natively on all Linux distributions and turns underlying physical servers into hypervisors so that they can host multiple, isolated virtual machines (VMs). KVM comes with no licenses, type-1 hypervisor capabilities and a variety --- Cloud and server #### [What is virtualisation? The basics](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-virtualisation-the-basics) Virtualisation plays a huge role in almost all of today’s fastest-growing software-based industries. It is the foundation for most cloud computing, the go-to methodology for cross-platform development, and has made its way all the way to ‘the edge’; the eponymous IoT. This article is the first in a series where we explain what virtualisat --- Desktop #### [Telefonica Brazil selects Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack for industry-leading cloud-based online charging system](https://canonical.com/blog/telefonica-brazil-selects-charmed-openstack) 13th January 2021 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced that its Charmed OpenStack has been selected by Telefonica Brazil to – in a first for the region – migrate its online charging system (OCS) to its private cloud, Unica Next. The transformation project will see eight private clouds built on Charmed OpenStack, geographi --- Canonical announcements #### [Complex problems, clever solutions – unique containers and virtualization snaps](https://canonical.com/blog/complex-problems-clever-solutions-unique-containers-and-virtualization-snaps) Snaps come in many shapes and forms: security tools, productivity apps, games, handy utilities, video editing software, and more. Often, most snap package a single application. But snaps can also include services, databases, as well as multiple binaries. How far can this concept scale, you ask? Quite far. There are also some rather unique --- Desktop #### [QEMU and libvirt enhancements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://canonical.com/blog/qemu-and-libvirt) This article originally appeared on Joshua Powers’ blog Ubuntu is the industry-leading operating system for cloud hosts and guests. Every day millions of Ubuntu instances are launched in private and public clouds around the world. Many launched right on top of Ubuntu itself. Canonical takes pride in offering the latest virtualization stac --- Cloud and server #### [How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Installation](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-installation) Installing an operating system is not an easy task. For most people, this is something they will never have done. The vast majority of people buy computers with the operating system already installed, so they never have to manually run through the system setup. The process can be intimidating, but we will try to make --- Desktop 1. *Previous page* 2. [1](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/virtualisation?format=md&page=1) 3. [2](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/virtualisation?format=md&page=2) 4. [*Next page*](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/virtualisation?format=md&page=2)