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Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing

by Gopal Shyam
March 2021
Intermediate to advanced
350 pages
7h 30m
English
CRC Press
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Virtualization

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to

  • Summarize the significance of Virtualization

  • Appraise the Virtualization techniques

  • Realize the pros and cons of Virtualization

The term “virtualization” was coined in the 1960s to refer to a virtual machine (sometimes called “pseudo machine”), a term which itself dates from the experimental IBM M44/44X system. The creation and management of virtual machines (VM) has been called “platform virtualization”, or “server virtualization”, more recently. Platform virtualization is performed on a given hardware platform by host software (a control program), which creates a simulated computer environment, a VM for its guest software. The guest software is not limited ...

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