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The Green and Virtual Data Center
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The Green and Virtual Data Center

by Greg Schulz
April 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
10h 35m
English
Auerbach Publications
Content preview from The Green and Virtual Data Center
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Chapter 7
Servers—Physical, Virtual,
and Software
Software that truly does not require hardware will be revolutionary.
In this chapter you will learn:
About the demand for more servers that consume more power and
generate more heat
The benefits and challenges associated with increased server densi-
ties
Differences between physical and virtual servers
The many facets of server virtualization
Differences between clustering and grid computing
The importance of this chapter is understanding the relationship
between the need for more processing capability and the consequent energy
demands versus the need to improve energy efficiency to ...
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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781420086676