Virtualization environment for IT labs development and assessment

In this contribution, the advantages of using a virtualization platform for IT laboratories is demonstrated. The platform used is based on free (open-source) software and present important advantages with respect to previous virtualization solutions since the new platform provides the students with greater control over their virtual machines. In addition, a WWW application has been developed that assists the assessment of the labs done by the student allowing a mostly automatic grading of the labs.