Abstract
Cloud computing delivers the computing services over the internet. Cloud services help individuals and organization to use data that are managed by third parties or another person at remote locations. Virtual Machine (VM) is an emulation of a particular computer system. In cloud computing, Virtual machine migration is a useful tool for migrating Operating System instances across multiple physical machines. It is used to load balancing, fault management, low-level system maintenance and reduce energy consumption. There are various techniques and parameters available for VM migration. This paper presents the various virtual machine migration techniques. Many cloud data centers have problems in understanding and implementing the techniques to manage, allocate and migrate the resources in their premises. The consequences of improper resource management may result into underutilized and wastage of resources which may also result into poor service delivery in these data centers. Resources like; CPU, memory, Hard disk and servers need to be well identified and managed.