VirtualBox

Thus, with the help of Oracle VM VirtualBox, users can easily run Windows and Linux applications on a Mac, run Windows Server 2008 on a Linux server, run Linux programs on a Windows-based PC, and so on.

Moreover, Oracle VM VirtualBox is designed to enable you to install and run as many operating systems as you need on as many virtual machines as you require.

The only physical and practical limitations in the number of virtualised OSs and virtual machines that you can run at the same time are your computer’s limited memory and disk space.

More importantly, the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualisation app is very simple to use, yet it also packs a vast selection of powerful tools and features, making it easy for one to run it on almost any platform, from small desktop-class machines and embedded systems, all the way up to massive data centres and even Cloud-based environments.

Oracle VM VirtualBox’s most significant advantage is that it can run software from other operating systems on hosts running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris.

Thus, Oracle VM VirtualBox comes with extensive support for a substantial number of guest operating systems including, but absolutely not limited to, Mac OS X (10.5 or later), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OpenBSD, and OS/2.

Besides effortlessly virtualising a large assortment of operating systems on any platform, Oracle VM VirtualBox can also be used for installing and configuring a virtual appliance, as well as testing software within a controlled and easily adjustable platform.

As an added bonus, if needed, Oracle VM VirtualBox can also be used to drastically reduce energy and hardware costs by using the same computers to run multiple computing platforms on the same physical hardware.

On the whole, Oracle VM VirtualBox should be the virtualisation software of choice for anyone with a focus on open source solutions.

Furthermore, although it is a community-driven project, Oracle VM VirtualBox is designed to provide you with all the tools you may need to successfully virtualise almost any operating system on a vast array of hardware.