VMware VS VirtualBox

[Mark Greenwood]

On Sunday 15 March 2009 08:53:29 Glen Barber wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 4:44 AM, Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone compare and contrast? I would like to use one or the other.
> > What is best?
> >
> 
> Define "best."
> What are you trying to accomplish?
> Are you testing operating systems or running full-scale virtual servers?
> What are your performance concerns?  How do you want to interact with
> the virtual machines?
> 

Yes, "best" is subjective. Virtualbox is simple to set up and works well for me when I need to use Windows XP. VMWare is more tailored towards large scale installations and has much better remote management tools. I find VMWare too complex for the very tiny amount of use I give it, but the clincher is that Virtualbox is Free.. :D

Mark

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