{"id":18228,"date":"2025-01-31T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xoap.io\/?p=18228"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:15:18","slug":"what-is-a-virtual-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xoap.io\/fr\/what-is-a-virtual-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Retour aux sources : Qu'est-ce qu'une machine virtuelle ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18228\" class=\"elementor elementor-18228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22b75f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d22b75f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f167f5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f167f5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52890ae elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"52890ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-arrow-right&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\\&quot; 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(VM) gets thrown around a lot. But <strong>what exactly is it?<\/strong> In simple terms, a virtual machine is a software-based computer. It runs on a physical machine but acts like a separate computer with its own operating system, storage, and applications. Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll make it easy to follow. Keep reading! \ud83d\udca1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deecc15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"deecc15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd20466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd20466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52df673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52df673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does a virtual machine work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b664423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b664423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473adec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473adec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"hr\">A virtual machine<strong> relies on software called a hypervisor<\/strong>. The hypervisor creates a virtual environment on a physical computer, often called the host machine. This allows multiple virtual machines, known as guests, to run on the same hardware.<\/p><p lang=\"hr\">For example, you could have one VM running Windows and another running Linux on the same physical machine, even though they are completely independent of each other.<\/p><p lang=\"hr\">With AI integrating into automation tools, your cloud can self-adjust, predicting needs before they arise and automatically rebalancing workloads to meet them\u2014minimizing downtime without human intervention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892e1ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"892e1ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7358f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\tType 1 hypervisor\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0a7d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c0a7d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d41baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d41baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Type 1 hypervisor runs on the physical hardware, acting as the main operating system. It manages VMs without needing an operating system. It is very secure and efficient. Because it interacts directly with the hardware, it provides better performance and is commonly used in enterprise environments. Examples include <strong>VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, XenServer, and Proxmox<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357c8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"357c8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee42ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ee42ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904405a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"904405a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\tType 2 hypervisor\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543d4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"543d4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102640d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"102640d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"hr\">On the other hand, a Type 2 hypervisor runs on top of an existing OS like Windows or Linux. It relies on the OS for hardware access, making it easier to install but slightly less efficient. Type 2 hypervisors are great for testing or personal use because they are simple to set up. Some examples are VMware Workstation, Oracle VirtualBox, and Parallels Desktop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314329b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"314329b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0097e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c0097e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Type 3\" cloud VMs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ae09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7ae09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512dd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512dd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some people refer to fully managed cloud VMs as Type 3 because users don\u2019t manage the hypervisor. Instead, they get a <strong>virtualized runtime environment<\/strong>. This applies to Azure Virtual Desktop (multi-session, managed VMs), AWS WorkSpaces (fully managed desktops), Oracle Cloud VMs (abstracts underlying hypervisor), and Google Cloud VMs (abstracts KVM backend).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">They run on Type 1 hypervisors but are managed at a higher level, sometimes leading to the informal <strong>&#8220;Type 3&#8221; term<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For example:<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Azure VMs \u2192 uses Microsoft Hyper-V (Type 1)<\/li><li>AWS EC2 \u2192 uses Xen (older), Nitro (KVM-based) (Type 1)<\/li><li>Google Cloud VMs \u2192 uses KVM (Type 1)<\/li><li>Oracle Cloud VMs \u2192 uses Xen, KVM, and their own hypervisor (Type 1)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Regarding cloud-based virtual desktops (VDI\/DaaS), they provide virtual desktops, which can use full VMs or container-like isolation.<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) \u2192 uses Windows multi-session VMs on Hyper-V (Type 1)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">AWS WorkSpaces \u2192 uses a mix of Windows Server RDSH, bare-metal VMs (Type 1), and streamed desktops<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efce394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efce394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The benefits of using virtual machines\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79af75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c79af75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0df7e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0df7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"hr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Virtual machines are used for a variety of reasons. For example, testing and development. Developers can test software in different environments without needing multiple physical computers.<\/p><p lang=\"hr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Since multiple VMs can run on a single machine, <strong>businesses can also save money on hardware<\/strong>. Moreover, VMs can be easily copied, moved, or restored, making them great for disaster recovery. VMs are isolated from each other, so<strong> issues in one VM don\u2019t affect others<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d2b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9d2b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p lang=\"hr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Recommended read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/how-to-spin-up-multiple-vms-for-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to spin up multiple VMs with Scripted Actions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07bdba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a07bdba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limitations of virtual machines and how to handle them\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3371854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3371854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdfc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bdfc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"hr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">While VMs are powerful, they have some limitations. Running multiple VMs on one machine<strong> can slow things down if resources like CPU or RAM are limited<\/strong>. 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XOAP makes it easy by automating the tricky parts like setup, updates and maintenance. With XOAP handling the difficult part, managing your VMs becomes easy. If you want to take the stress out of VM management, <a href=\"https:\/\/auth.xoap.io\/auth\/realms\/my.xoap.io\/protocol\/openid-connect\/registrations?client_id=portal&amp;response_type=code&amp;scope=openid%20email&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/my.xoap.io&amp;kc_locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give XOAP a try<\/a>! It\u2019ll lighten your workload.<\/p><p lang=\"hr\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c658545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c658545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\ud83d\udcda You may also like:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p lang=\"hr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/comparing-azure-vm-image-builder-and-xoap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comparing Azure VM &amp; XOAP<\/a><br \/><span lang=\"hr\">\u2192 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/mastering-the-automation-pipeline-for-smooth-operations-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mastering the automation pipeline for smooth operations &amp; security<\/span><\/a><br \/><span lang=\"hr\">\u2192 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/why-configuration-as-code-is-essential-for-modern-devops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Why configuration is code is essential for modern DevOps<\/span><\/a><br \/><span lang=\"hr\">\u2192 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/free-tools-that-support-your-automation-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Free tools that support your automation journey<\/span><\/a><br \/><span lang=\"hr\">\u2192 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xoap.io\/solve-security-and-compliance-issues-with-one-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"en-US\">How to easily solve security and compliance issues<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45e56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b45e56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac3a4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cac3a4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5056cb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5056cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6995ad elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6995ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/auth.xoap.io\/auth\/realms\/my.xoap.io\/protocol\/openid-connect\/registrations?client_id=portal&#038;response_type=code&#038;scope=openid%20email&#038;redirect_uri=https:\/\/my.xoap.io&#038;kc_locale=en&#038;_ga=2.120291981.440170699.1710334465-1088457358.1705491014\" target=\"_blank\">Manage VMs for free with XOAP<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0fee4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e0fee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65852a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65852a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c199bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c199bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Featured image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/author\/vectorjuice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vectorjuice<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Freepik<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vous vous demandez ce qu'est une machine virtuelle ? 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