3rd Quarter VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE

VIRTUALIZATION
SOFTWARE
Virtualization Software
• allows you to run two or more
operating systems using only one
PC
• So it’s like two (or more) computers
in one.
• One is physical, and the others are
virtual.
More broadly, virtualization can
refer to any instance of one IT
resource hosting multiple other
IT resources, including
applications, servers, clients,
storage capacities, or networks.
Virtualization Software
• also called a hypervisor, is
what allows one computer
or server to host multiple
operating systems
What does virtualization
software do?
Your resources are finite.
Virtualization enables you to get
more value out of them. With it, you
can run more software and complete
more processes with the same
amount of hardware.
1. Back it on up
• Virtualization makes backing up your entire
operating system or server installation as
easy as backing up a group of files. That’s
because your virtual OS is just a series of
files.
• Let’s say a hacker takes down your mail
server. If you’ve been running it on a virtual
machine, you can just restore the old
version.
2. Run a different OS
• Let’s say you use Windows every day, but are
dying to try Linux. Or, you’ve got an application
that only works for Mac OS. Sure, you
could repartition your computer’s hard drive.
But the first step to doing that should be taking a
snapshot of your computer. AKA, what
virtualization does. Then you have to worry
about whether the computer will let you shrink
it enough.
3. Run ancient apps
• Other nifty things virtualization
enables include running apps on old
operating systems. Let’s say you’ve got
a program that only runs on Windows 8,
but you upgraded to Windows 10. No
problem, just use virtualization to run
Windows 8 on the same computer.
4. Look at dirty files
• Virtualization software also allows you to create
a snapshot of your computer. What this means
is that it saves all the settings and hard drive
contents away in another part of the
computer.
• So you can make changes to a small part of
the computer without making changes to the
rest. And, more importantly, it means you can
easily reverse those changes by reverting
back to the earlier state.
So let’s say you get a file that you
really need to read or watch or listen to,
but it’s infected with a virus. If you take
a snapshot of your machine before
opening the file, you can
view/watch/listen to the file and then
revert back to your saved version.
5. Protect your computer from browser
stank
• Hackers have successfully exploited all
four of most popular browsers — Chrome,
Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
• Keep your computer safe from browser
hacks by running your browser of choice
in a sandbox.
• From Tor to Firefox, even if your
browser or plugin gets hacked, your
computer can stay safe with
virtualization. Same as the corrupted
file, a snapshot restores everything
to normal even if a hack occurs.
6. Try an application on for size
• If you create a copy of an existing
installation of an operating system and its
data, you can run a virtualized instance
and make sure configuration changes
or updates won’t mess anything up
without putting your actual installation
and data at risk.
Other benefits
• “Virtualization can also improve disaster
recovery, load balancing, and software
testing; reduce hardware costs; save
energy; and reduce the physical size of
your company’s data center,” writes
David Coursey for PCWorld.
5 Types of
Virtualization
1. Hardware Virtualization
- Perhaps the most common type of virtualization
today, hardware virtualization is made possible by a
virtual machine manager (VM) called the
“hypervisor”. The hypervisor creates virtual versions
of computers and operating systems and consolidates
them into one large physical server, so that all the
hardware resources can be utilized more efficiently. It
also enables users to run different operating
systems on the same machine simultaneously.
2. Application Virtualization
This is a process where applications are
virtualized and delivered from a server to the
end user’s device, such as laptops,
smartphones, and tablets. So instead of
logging into their computers at work, users will
be able to gain access to the application right
from their device, provided an Internet
connection is available.
3. Desktop Virtualization
- Similar to application virtualization mentioned
above, desktop virtualization separates the desktop
environment from the physical device and
configured as a “virtual desktop infrastructure”
(VDI).
•One of the biggest advantages of
desktop virtualization is that users are
able to access all their personal files
and applications on any PC,
meaning they can work from
anywhere without the need to bring
their work computer
4. Network Virtualization
- Network virtualization combines all
physical networking equipment into a
single, software-based resource. It also
divides available bandwidth into multiple,
independent channels, each of which can
be assigned to servers and devices in real
time..
• Businesses that would benefit from network
virtualization are ones that have a large
number of users and need to keep their
systems up and running at all times. With the
distributed channels, your network speed will
increase dramatically, allowing you to deliver
services and applications faster than ever
before
BANDWITH
•the capacity measured in bits per

second, of a communications
channel,
•e.g. a connection to the Internet
5. Storage Virtualization
This type of virtualization is very
easy and cost-effective to
implement, since it involves
compiling your physical hard
drives into a single cluster.
•Storage virtualization is handy when it
comes to planning for disaster
recovery, since the data stored on
your virtual storage can be
replicated and transferred to
another location.
Reference
• https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Virtualizatio
n_software
• https://blog.capterra.com/virtualization-soft
ware
/
• https://www.techadvisory.org/2018/07/here
-are-5-types-of-virtualization/

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