AMD's Virtualization (AMD-V) technology, which takes some tasks that
virtual machine managers (VMMs) perform in
software, through emulation, and simplifies them
through enhancements to the AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron instruction set. AMD
Virtualization Technology was announced in 2004, under the code-name Pacifica,
and AMD released technical details in mid-2005.
Processors using this technology are expected to appear in 2006.
Introducing AMD Virtualization Next-Generation AMD Opteron processors are designed to help end the .one server, one application. problem common in so many enterprises today.
ServerWatch: Server Virtualization Goes Prime Time Virtualization technology is enjoying a period of explosive growth at the moment, and increasing numbers of enterprises are becoming virtualization converts. Research firm IDC estimates about 750,000 virtual servers were in operation in 2004, and it expects this to rise to more than 5 million by 2009 — a compound annual growth rate of almost 50 percent.
