Virtualization in Cloud Computing
How is virtualization becoming the foundation of cloud computing?
Cloud providers create and manage their own data centers. They create different virtual environments using basic hardware.
How does virtualization reduce costs?
Instead of running a single application on a single server, single server can be used to support multiple virtual machines, each running its own operating system and applications. This results in significantly higher hardware recycling rates and lower maintenance costs.
Is a virtualization platform needed to use the cloud?
Virtualization is used to deliver cloud service models including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Installing a virtualization platform is easier, more cost-effective, and more efficient.
The Architecture of Virtualization in Cloud Computing
Virtualization in cloud computing helps create virtual versions of hardware, such as desktop computers, with a virtual ecosystem of operating systems, storage, memory, and networking services. The virtualization architecture uses the same hardware to run multiple operating systems on the same machine and optimize their performance.