Intel ® NUC 8 Essential Compute Element

Intel Directed I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d)
Intel Directed I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d) continues the existing support for virtualization solutions for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor systems (VT-i) and expands it with new support for I/O device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help users improve the security and reliability of systems as well as the performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
With Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x), a hardware platform can be utilized as multiple "virtual" platforms. It offers improved manageability through reduced downtime and maintains productivity by shifting computing tasks into separate partitions.

Intel vPro Platform Qualification
The Intel vPro platform is a set of hardware and technologies designed for building.