Video Tutorial: Building Your First Virtual Appliance

Deploying software into production can be a complex and time-consuming task. As a result, organizations are increasingly deploying virtual appliances: optimized, agile versions of their software packaged with "just enough" operating system to perform the desired tasks in a virtual environment. Michael Applebaum, director of Linux and Appliances Marketing at Novell, discusses the benefits and opportunities that virtual appliances provide, along with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create your own virtual appliance.