Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple virtual platforms It offers enhanced manageability by limiting downtime & maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed IO (VT-d) Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed IO (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) & Itanium processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for IO-device virtualization Intel VT-d can help end users improve security & reliability of the systems & also improve performance of IO devices in virtualized environments Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications Extended Page Tables in Intel Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory & power overhead costs & increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management Intel 64 Intel 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server workstation desktop & mobile platforms when combined with supporting software Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual & physical memory