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Rephrase intro to Hypervisor Selection section

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o rephrase and elaborate on key benefits of virtualization
o removed reference to multi-tenancy since it applies to single also

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<title>Hypervisor selection</title>
<para>Virtualization provides flexibility and other key benefits
that enable cloud building.virtualization stack
can provide isolation between instances, or guest virtual
machines. However, a virtualization stack in a multi-tenant cloud
must have appropriate security measures to reduce the
risks associated with hypervisor breakout attacks.</para>
<para>Virtualization can provide flexibility, improved resource
utilization, faster provisioning, and other benefits that enable
cloud computing. The virtualization stack can also provide
isolation between guest virtual machines, however, appropriate
security measures must be considered to reduce the risks
associated with hypervisor breakout attacks.</para>
<para>This chapter discusses the hypervisor selection process. The
chapters that follow provide foundational information needed for
securing a virtualization stack.</para>