Why VMware Server?
So why did this book choose VMware Server? The answer is simple: its free, works flawlessly, is compatible with their non-free products, and VMware has something like a 70% market share. All that means it is a perfect basis for a book. Not only can you download it for free and use this books virtual appliance contained on the included DVD, but its quite likely that your current or future virtualization needs will include some VMware products. Thats not to say that other vendors products are inferior in any way. In fact, since the other products like Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Iron are also free, they are also great candidates. However, VMwares popularity, hands down, makes the book universally more applicable. Note that most concepts or techniques mentioned within this book are similarly universal in nature. This means that they should apply, with minimal changes, to these other virtualization platforms as well. Future Trends I dont have a magic crystal ball or I would have made
