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What have I been up to lately?

It has been a very busy summer so far. Besides my day job, very busy family life, and volunteer work, I’ve been actively engaged in the virtualization community; however, as a result, my blog posts have suffered. This is not simply an excuse, but an acknowledgement of my own limitations and a big kudos to all those who are able to continue posting regular updates in the #vCommunity despite external obligations. :)

VUPaaS Podcast Episode 13

I had the privilege of being invited on the VUPaaS Podcast as a guest. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/1vsusl8

Keep on virtualizing!

virt 101 - Day Three: Methods of Virtualizing the x86 Platform

Day two of this series introduced x86 CPU architecture and the concept of four levels of privilege.

Keeping in mind that the operating system expects to be running at the most privileged level (0) and have complete control over the CPU, 
     what happens when a hypervisor is introduced?

Day three will explore the following methods of virtualizing the x86 Platform:

• Binary Translation
• Paravirtualization
• Hardware Assisted Virtualization

Binary Translation