According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word virtual derives from the Latin word virtus, which in English is translated as strength or virtue. Furthermore, from the same dictionary, the definition of the word virtual is, to exist in essence or in fact as far as it is not formally recognized or acknowledged.
As the successor to Windows Virtual PC, Microsoft's Hypervisor Hyper-V was launched with Windows Server 2008. Since then, although younger than its competitors, Hyper-V has managed to gain the attention of system administrators around the globe, thus positioning itself strongly in second place in terms of virtualization platform market share. Hyper-V is a service that enables virtual environments. In specific terms, Hyper-V provides the services that you can use to create and manage virtual machines and their resources...