virtualising
Creating software environments
Virtualising is the British spelling of virtualizing—creating a software-based simulation of something that would otherwise require physical hardware.
In computing, virtualising a server means running multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine: We're virtualising our entire data centre to cut costs.
The term extends to any process of making something operate in a virtual rather than physical form.
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- data centerFacility housing networked computers
- serversMachines providing network resources
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
containers · Docker · provisioning · orchestration · snapshots · cloning · migration · partitioning
Copying to rival
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
metaverse · digital twin · sandbox · worldbuilding · prototyping · immersive · 3D visualization · avatar
Converting to computer format
- dematerializingCeasing to exist physically
- abstractingCondensing to essentials
- convertingChanging form or function
- migratingMoving between regions seasonally
transitioning · modernizing · containerizing · decoupling · consolidating · centralizing · streamlining · automating
Decreasing expenditure amounts
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- utilizationPractical application of something
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
elasticity · on-demand · capacity planning · energy saving · rapid deployment · agility
hypervisor
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- data centerFacility housing networked computers
- serversMachines providing network resources
cloud · containers · Docker · provisioning · orchestration · snapshots · cloning · migration · partitioning · abstraction
emulation
Copying to rival
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- VRSimulated immersive environment
holodeck · metaverse · digital twin · sandbox · worldbuilding · prototyping · immersive · 3D visualization · avatar · replication
digitizing
Converting to computer format
- dematerializingCeasing to exist physically
- abstractingCondensing to essentials
- convertingChanging form or function
migrating · transitioning · modernizing · containerizing · decoupling · consolidating · centralizing · streamlining · automating · restructuring
cost reduction
Decreasing expenditure amounts
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- utilizationPractical application of something
density · elasticity · on-demand · capacity planning · energy saving · rapid deployment · agility
virtualisingmaterialising
Coming into being
concretising · realising · reifying · embodying · actualising
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