20 Creative Uses for Virtual Machines 🖥️

Looking for new ideas on how to use your virtual machines? Well, here's the top 20 ways to use your virtual machines in your homelab.

Be sure to check out my follow up video on Virtualization vs Containerization
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwUXJmAER4

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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Why
01:08 - 20 Ways to Use A Virtual Machine Countdown
14:22 - Conclusion
Follow Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxwUXJmAER4

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