Hyper-V
Hyper-V is a native hypervisor developed by Microsoft that enables hardware virtualization on Windows systems. It allows users to create and run virtual machines (VMs) on a physical host, providing isolation between VMs and the host operating system. It is commonly used for server virtualization, development and testing environments, and cloud infrastructure.
Developers should learn Hyper-V when working in Windows-centric environments, especially for tasks like creating isolated development or testing environments, running multiple operating systems on a single machine, or managing virtualized servers. It is particularly useful for Windows Server administration, Azure cloud services integration, and scenarios requiring secure sandboxing of applications.