Virtualization

Virtualization

1. Examples

   • Xenapp - Type 1
   • Virtual box, VMware- Type 2

2. Types

   • Type 1-Bare Metal
     • Hypervisor on hardware
   • Type 2- Hosted
     • Hypervisor on Host OS

3. Virtualization is concept where almost all the components of a computer is either shared or copied as virtual copy of original hardware resources

4. Drawbacks

   • Availability Issues
   • Maintenance
   • Expensive hardware for Organization

5. Cloud +Virtualization

   • Security
   • Cost Reduction

6. Challenges

   • Management
   • Security from boot sector viruses ,etc.

7. Benefits

   • Cost Reduction
   • Isolation
   • Less Infrastructure
   • Security
   • Scalability