Is Virtualization when used on a commercial scale the same as VMWare?

lister

What I mean is that - I use Oracle Virtual Box, the freebie. Is this a million miles away from understanding how to make virtual servers? What do you guys think?

Reason I ask is because it is a qualificaiton that seems to be very much in demand - and understanding Orcale would be a good place to start.

dave330i

The big dog in virtualization is VMware. Xen is pretty popular as well. Easy way to check which technology is popular in your area is to do a job search.

lister

That's for that - def good way to gauge is by checking the jobs currently out there in my area

MentholMoose

Oracle VirtualBox is not really used at a commercial scale for server virtualization, and is not directly comparable to the major hypervisor platforms in this area (VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, and Microsoft Hyper-V). Oracle does have its own server virtualization platform called Oracle VM, but it is not comparable to or based on VirtualBox (it is based on open-source Xen), and has minimal market share. However, if you understand VirtualBox, then you should be familiar with the fundamentals of virtualization, which is helpful for learning purposes.