Virtual Machines in Kenya

Virtual machines in Kenya are a new but revolutionary concept as you will see in this article.

A virtual machine, also known as a guest, is created within a host, which is another computer.

• It’s called a host because it is housing the virtual machine
• Guest because the VM is housed inside a physical computer

It turns out you can host multiple virtual machines in one host at a go.

Moreover, a physical computer is comprised of an operating system, hard disk, etc. a virtual machine is made up of a log file, virtual disk file, NVRAM file, and configuration file.

What’s a virtual machine?

This is a piece of software that has capabilities to behave like an actual computer i.e.

• Run operating systems
• Run applications

VM behaves like a physical computer, but in the real sense, it is a computer file installed on the actual computer and alienated from its operating system so it can run on its own sandboxed environment.

Put simply:

Virtual machines behave as separate distinct computer systems. Alternatively, think of it as a computer inside another computer.

How can you use virtual machines in Kenya?

Since VMs are virtual computer systems, they are perfect for performing the following tasks:

• Tasks that are risky if performed by an actual computer such as accessing virus-infected files
• Testing operating systems that couldn’t otherwise be possible under normal arrangements
• Running software or even applications on OS they weren’t originally made tailored for
• Creating computer OS backups
• Creating server virtualization – here, you divide a physical server into multiple isolated partitions called virtual servers that can independently run their own OS

One thing makes virtual machines perfect for these tasks:

They run on a sandboxed environment away from the host’s computer system, as mentioned earlier. Consequently, cannot tamper with the host’s system files.

Advantages of Virtual machines

• VM  allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single host (physical computer)
• Virtual machines are easy to manage, maintain, and most importantly, are readily available
• Virtual machines make salvaging efforts easier after a disaster such as natural disasters, hardware failure, cyber-attacks, etc. this is because you can use VMs to schedule periodic data backups.

Types of Virtual Machines

There are two types of VMs

1. System virtual machine – the type that makes it possible to share the host’s physical resources between several guests
2. Process virtual machines – execute applications without relying on the underlying platform by masking the information of the platform’s OS. This way, the program can be executed in the same fashion anywhere

To conclude

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