{"product_id":"virtual-machines-versatile-platforms-for-systems-and-processes-the-morgan-kaufmann-series-in-computer-architecture-and-design","title":"Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtual Machine technology applies the concept of virtualization to an entire machine  circumventing real machine compatibility constraints and hardware resource constraints to enable a higher degree of software portability and flexibility. Virtual machines are rapidly becoming an essential element in computer system design. They provide system security  flexibility  cross-platform compatibility  reliability  and resource efficiency. Designed to solve problems in combining and using major computer system components  virtual machine technologies play a key role in many disciplines  including operating systems  programming languages  and computer architecture. For example  at the process level  virtualizing technologies support dynamic program translation and platform-independent network computing. At the system level  they support multiple operating system environments on the same hardware platform and in servers.Historically  individual virtual machine techniques have been developed within the specific disciplines that employ them (in some cases they arent even referred to as virtual machines)  making it difficult to see their common underlying relationships in a cohesive way. In this text  Smith and Nair take a new approach by examining virtual machines as a unified discipline. Pulling together cross-cutting technologies allows virtual machine implementations to be studied and engineered in a well-structured manner. Topics include instruction set emulation  dynamic program translation and optimization  high level virtual machines (including Java and CLI)  and system virtual machines for both single-user systems and servers. Examines virtual machine technologies across the disciplines that use themoperating systems  programming languages and computer architecturedefining a new and unified discipline Reviewed by principle researchers at Microsoft  HP  and by other industry research groups Written by two authors who combine several decades of expertise in computer system research and development  both in academia and industry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984587026485,"sku":"ByrdShop_1558609105","price":65.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781558609105.jpg?v=1770838081","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/virtual-machines-versatile-platforms-for-systems-and-processes-the-morgan-kaufmann-series-in-computer-architecture-and-design","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}