October 2020
Beginner to intermediate
686 pages
15h 33m
English
Virtualization is a hard problem if you take a look at it up close – it is complicated to emulate complete computers in order to be able to run operating systems on them. For obvious reasons, getting those virtual machines into a cloud is even harder. After that, things really start to get messy. Conceptually, creating clusters of machines that can run on demand is even more complicated, based on the sheer number of machines that must run at the same time. Also, there's a need to create not only emulated computers but also all the networking and infrastructure to support larger deployments. Creating a global cloud – one that not only runs millions of machines but is also almost omnipresent in even the most ...
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